A Moon Shaped Pool

A Moon Shaped Pool

Radiohead

4.3/ 5.0 from 26 ratings
#60 Overall#2 for 2016
Descriptors
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Reviews

EP
Apr 5, 2026

Timeless. I've listened hundreds of times and it never gets old.

SO
Apr 5, 2026

Few albums have had this kind of impact on me. I distinctly remember finishing it for the first time and immediately starting it over from the beginning. The sonic palette is unlike anything else — familiar enough to be accessible but strange enough to keep pulling you deeper. Every instrument occupies its own perfect space in the mix. What elevates this beyond just great music is the emotional honesty. You can feel the lived experience behind every note. It doesn't perform vulnerability, it embodies it. And somehow it manages to be both deeply personal and universally resonant. That's an almost impossible balance to strike and they nailed it.

SO
Apr 5, 2026

Respectable effort with some genuinely strong tracks mixed in.

LY
Apr 5, 2026

I put off listening to this for years because the hype felt overwhelming. How could anything live up to that kind of consensus? But when I finally sat down with good headphones and gave it my full attention, I understood immediately. This isn't an album you casually appreciate — it demands and rewards your complete focus. What strikes me most is the emotional range. It moves from devastating vulnerability to towering confidence, from intimate whispers to massive sonic landscapes, and it all feels organic. The transitions never feel jarring even when they probably should. That's a level of craft that very few artists achieve even once in their career.

SI
Apr 5, 2026

The kind of album that makes you want to pick up an instrument.

CI
Apr 5, 2026

The kind of album that makes you want to pick up an instrument.

SO
Apr 5, 2026

This grew on me a lot. First listen I thought it was good, not great. By the fifth listen I was completely hooked. The subtlety of the arrangements really rewards patience and close attention.

TO
Apr 5, 2026

Somehow sounds even better decades later.

RI
Apr 5, 2026

Some great moments here but it doesn't quite sustain over the full runtime.

JA
Apr 5, 2026

The production alone is worth the listen, but the songwriting elevates it further.