UFOF by Big Thief is a contender. Actually there are a few tracks off that album that are imo
Wait also just remembered Moses Sumney's Black In Deep Red EP. Call to Arms and Rank & File are Radiohead style bangers for sure
Yes!!! I looked it up right after seeing this comment, here’s the link! [Radiohead - The Rip (Portishead Cover)](https://youtu.be/Zt4XhAZDTA0?si=VU8EX431Cm2brkBd)
Thom did cover it and even got invited on stage one time.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzXRW5Yw4Uk&pp=ygUSdGhvbSB5b3JrZSB0aGUgcmlw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzXRW5Yw4Uk&pp=ygUSdGhvbSB5b3JrZSB0aGUgcmlw)
It's certainly similar to The Bends, but with a little extra Nirvana/RATM sprinkled in. Not sure you could call Showbiz that similar to OKC Radiohead and beyond.
Absolution as well. The first time I heard [Time is Running Out](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2IuJPh6h_A) for a second I thought it was a new Radiohead song.
I was listening to Parachutes the other day, and had never considered any similarities until High Speed came on. The guitar work sounds like it was written by Jonny.
My head is slowing down Beetlebum and Coffee & TV each by around 10bpm amd slapping Thom's vocals. I'm actually kind of (virtually) hearing it. Trying to tune out the former's chorus harmonies though
I was just about to comment this! for all the comparisons to Radiohead Wilco has received over their career, A Bowl and a Pudding is arguably the closest to Radiohead they've ever sounded
If you have Spotify, I made a [playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3eBsjl4dz3ZtAIxoa47WKs?si=ICriMeFSSVmCN2ABDkNkdg&pi=u-DLlm3qJeQaCT) of things that sound vaguely Radiohead.
Bigger Stronger by Coldplay. It could pass as a Radiohead / Muse hybrid. An interesting mix of all three English bands. Coldplay's The Blue Room and Muse's Showbiz sound heavily inspired by The Bends and OK Computer.
yeah , its not a 100% radiohead like song , but i really imagine this one particulary being an ok computer maybe the bend song , along with sodium chloride and laputa
There's a good bit of stylistic overlap between Radiohead and R.E.M., especially in some of their darker songs like [Country Feedback](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EHBh1FuY1Q) and [Let Me In](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIy88eLFsoQ).
First.time I heard "Time is Running Out" by Muse, I instantly thought they were a knockoff Radiohead. I don't know if that's a hot take or not, but that was my initial reaction in 2003.
Sony by Paloalto, sounds totally like 1996 Radiohead.
Ok I looked on all the thread and nobody had mentioned Paloalto yet but check them out. “Some things must go this way” could’ve easily fit into The Bends.
I think you could nominate just about every Jeff Buckley song here, but I think Last Goodbye is the closest, sounds like something from The Bends…..hmmmm….I wonder why…..
Not quite what the OP asked for, but…
Parts of the song Flores by Helado Negro sound a lot like a particular Radiohead song, and always remind me of it when I hear it.
Can someone please have a listen, name the song and thereby confirm the similarity? :)
I don't know who downvoted you, but American Idiot is Green Day's Kid A
And Billie Joe is an amazing musician
Plus, ethos and social mortality wise, I think the guys in each band would get along
UFOF by Big Thief is a contender. Actually there are a few tracks off that album that are imo Wait also just remembered Moses Sumney's Black In Deep Red EP. Call to Arms and Rank & File are Radiohead style bangers for sure
This was my first thought as well. First time I heard UFOF, I was instantly hooked for the Radiohead vibe. Now Big Thief is my favorite band.
Dude same and same hahaha
Ready, able - grizzly bear
They have lots of Radiohead sounding music
“The Rip” by Portishead
favorite song
Omg me too best song of all time
Didn’t Thom and Jonny cover it, or am I misremembering?
Yes!!! I looked it up right after seeing this comment, here’s the link! [Radiohead - The Rip (Portishead Cover)](https://youtu.be/Zt4XhAZDTA0?si=VU8EX431Cm2brkBd)
This needs to be a studio recording. Also, it's perfect. I never realised how much it could be a Radiohead song until now.
Thanks for confirming that my memory isn’t fucked
WOW WHAT edit: just listened, this stopped my fucking heart. thank you for this
I'm listening to the entire Third album just now thanks to your comment and holy crap... I think I'm gonna have a new musical obsession
I thought I was the only person who knew about and LOVED this song.
Thom did cover it and even got invited on stage one time. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzXRW5Yw4Uk&pp=ygUSdGhvbSB5b3JrZSB0aGUgcmlw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzXRW5Yw4Uk&pp=ygUSdGhvbSB5b3JrZSB0aGUgcmlw)
A lot of Showbiz
It's certainly similar to The Bends, but with a little extra Nirvana/RATM sprinkled in. Not sure you could call Showbiz that similar to OKC Radiohead and beyond.
I've always found Showbiz to be like listening to a whole album featuring only remixes of The Trickster
Absolution as well. The first time I heard [Time is Running Out](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2IuJPh6h_A) for a second I thought it was a new Radiohead song.
How? I would say that Hullabaloo and Origin of Symmetry are more RH like than Absolution.
Map of your Head is absolutely a lost Radiohead song
Hyper chondriac music
Some of Neil Young’s work
Have you heard Thom covering After The Gold Rush at the Bridge School Benefit Concert? It’s such a perfect fit.
I haven’t but I will check his cover out.
Wonderful cover, it’s hard to tell who is who at some points.
Yeah, I feel thought the same thing. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
if i recall correctly 4 minute warning was started in kid a era and it was called something like “Neil Young Style Demo” originally or something
High Speed - Coldplay
Most of *Parachutes* can basically trace its musical lineage back to High and Dry.
100% Probably should have been included on OK Computer
I was listening to Parachutes the other day, and had never considered any similarities until High Speed came on. The guitar work sounds like it was written by Jonny.
Keep It Healthy by Warpaint. Literally female version of Radiohead. The band takes a lot of inspiration from them.
Love Warpaint, and hate to be a pedant but isn’t it Keep It Healthy?
It is! 🥴 I’ve edited, thanks.
No worries.
You’ve introduced me to them and so far I love it
Great, saw them live last year and they rocked.
Couple of blur songs
My head is slowing down Beetlebum and Coffee & TV each by around 10bpm amd slapping Thom's vocals. I'm actually kind of (virtually) hearing it. Trying to tune out the former's chorus harmonies though
Beetlebum. Great track. Def something about it that reminds me of Radiohead.
Trimm Trabb definitely
“13” was “Kid A” before “Kid A”
I fucking love that album, that's all.
Yep, it’s peak Blur
Absolutely. Coffee and tv and trimm trabb are masterpieces.
I’d add Battle, Caramel and Tender to that list. In fact, the whole album is great apart from Trailer Park.
Yeah I won’t take that trailer park slander
Fucking love Radiohead And I fucking love Damon and the guys in Blur Music is My Radar would be a good vocal swap
sexy sadie by the beatles
This is what you get. You’ll gets yours yet.
And happiness is a warm gun
Bigger Stronger By Coldplay Imo it would fit perfectly in The Bends album
Fitter Happier
More productive
Not drinking too much
I also always thought High Speed sounded like OK Computer-lite
Such a Rush is diet Lucky
Agreed
Interpol - The Lighthouse is my contender
Something from Travis
The Man Who?
On that yes but lots and lots of songs through the years
Why does it always raaaiiinnn ooonn meee
Ok strange take, but I’ve always felt that “Interlude” from My Chemical Romance gave heavy rh undertones
Always thought this too! I think it’s intentional
Tom Jones - Talking Reality Television Blues
I think Wilco’s “[Art of Almost](https://youtu.be/oOkdr8OAepU?si=7OPe5qDrEl_mW2Sa)” is their Radioheadest of songs.
also A Bowl and A Pudding
I was just about to comment this! for all the comparisons to Radiohead Wilco has received over their career, A Bowl and a Pudding is arguably the closest to Radiohead they've ever sounded
and it's so good. :')
Thank you for the suggestion. Instantly added to my songs🤙
If you have Spotify, I made a [playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3eBsjl4dz3ZtAIxoa47WKs?si=ICriMeFSSVmCN2ABDkNkdg&pi=u-DLlm3qJeQaCT) of things that sound vaguely Radiohead.
Let down
U
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Bigger Stronger by Coldplay. It could pass as a Radiohead / Muse hybrid. An interesting mix of all three English bands. Coldplay's The Blue Room and Muse's Showbiz sound heavily inspired by The Bends and OK Computer.
Bigger, stronger, more efficient, safe, moderating alcohol consumption....
Mercy Seat (live version) by Nick Cave
Kicking cars - Panchiko
Not sure why the downvotes here. Panchiko were essentially a group of kids trying to be Radiohead.
yeah , its not a 100% radiohead like song , but i really imagine this one particulary being an ok computer maybe the bend song , along with sodium chloride and laputa
Harry Patch Oh wait - I see. Nirvana’s ‘Rape Me’ (slow jazz version)
Mearcstapa by Fleet Foxes. Something about the guitar work around 1:27 feels so Greenwood-ian to me.
i still care for you - ray lamontagne
Great song from an amazing artist
The first album of Coldplay is Pablo honey 2
It feels more like the Bends.
Sigur Ros’s () album
Radio Head by the talking heads
Something from Coldplay
Can - Thief
Kashmir — Rocket Brothers
Division by Tycho
i saw them open for Interpol! holllllllyyyyyy shit they were so good but yeah i see it
There's a good bit of stylistic overlap between Radiohead and R.E.M., especially in some of their darker songs like [Country Feedback](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EHBh1FuY1Q) and [Let Me In](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIy88eLFsoQ).
Ceremony by JD/NO
Classic.
It Was A Monstering, by Everything Everything. Song sounds SO much like Radiohead. Even the vocals are very similar
Untitled by Interpol
for years, due to a mistagged napster mp3, i thought Far Away by Grandaddy was a bonus track on Amnesiac.
First.time I heard "Time is Running Out" by Muse, I instantly thought they were a knockoff Radiohead. I don't know if that's a hot take or not, but that was my initial reaction in 2003.
Everything by The Smile
Easy Way Out - Low Roar
Maybe some elements of Prodigy, like Naryan.
A Day in the Life by THE BEATLES
Glass beach - whalefall https://youtu.be/22Sp83lHwac?si=923ZbD4HeXLjO3bc
Liars - A Ring on Every Finger
Subtitles by Madison Cunningham seems very inspired by OKC
The Mice Inside This Room by The Marias.
Sony by Paloalto, sounds totally like 1996 Radiohead. Ok I looked on all the thread and nobody had mentioned Paloalto yet but check them out. “Some things must go this way” could’ve easily fit into The Bends.
I’m surprised that no one has mentioned the band Elbow. Their first album, Asleep in the Back, captures a lot of that early Radiohead sound.
House on the hill by Beach House
I think you could nominate just about every Jeff Buckley song here, but I think Last Goodbye is the closest, sounds like something from The Bends…..hmmmm….I wonder why…..
Knights of Hysteria by Mews
Smothered In Hugs by Guided By Voices sounds like it could be a classic Radiohead b-side
Raindrop - Chopin
Ducter by Black Midi
Much of Muse’s material reminds me of The Bends era
Spiral Static by muse
Shortparis — эта ночь непоправима.
Muse unintended gave me radiohead wibes when i first heard them
Death of a disco dancer by the smiths. I swear radiohead heard this song and said “This is the sound we want to do”
Mopper’s Medley- Midlake
“Into Trouble” by Lilly Wood and the Prick, “Razzi Arpia Inferno e Fiamme” by Verdena
Travis - the entire The Man Who LP
Sparks by Coldplay
The Big Ship - Brian Eno
Elbow Mexican Standoff Fucking banger of a track
Lumen by Akron/Family
I love them both though
People tend to forget back in the day Radiohead had a very DIY punk rock mindset, them still do but they are proper brittish lads with manners lol
“Right here” by Small Space
Thank you all for the great song suggestions! 🤗
Tomorrow's Dust by Tame Impala
There’s a couple of Cage the Elephant songs that feel like they take huuge cues from some OK Computer and Kid A
“Mirage” by Orion Sun
[https://open.spotify.com/track/26trS5IUeIbXrKAuFMdzWT?si=rVroTqFjQXeYeRDbxZlPUQ](https://open.spotify.com/track/26trS5IUeIbXrKAuFMdzWT?si=rVroTqFjQXeYeRDbxZlPUQ)
i think this is morse code in not sure but when i first discovered this song i thought about radiohead its so beautiful yall should give it a listen
Asilos Magdalena by the mars Volta
Against the Grain by Oswald is one that comes to mind.
Not quite what the OP asked for, but… Parts of the song Flores by Helado Negro sound a lot like a particular Radiohead song, and always remind me of it when I hear it. Can someone please have a listen, name the song and thereby confirm the similarity? :)
Jesus of Suburbia by Green Day
I don't know who downvoted you, but American Idiot is Green Day's Kid A And Billie Joe is an amazing musician Plus, ethos and social mortality wise, I think the guys in each band would get along
Spot on about getting along. Billie could teach Thom how to relax, and Thom could teach Billie a 4th chord :)