1. harawi

   10

   What AMOK isn’t (as the critics so obsessed with extra-musical baggage would have you believe) is some overwrought super-group experiment. Whahat it is, though, is a collection of deftly arranged, pulsating, driving songs. Thom Yoke’s vocals songwriting are at their best here, marrying beautifully slow melodies to quick rhythmic patterns (“Before Your Very Eyes”); subtly altering the phrasing of a repeated lyric (creating a hypnotic, climatic effect on “Unless”); and is at its warmest and most affectionate (“Ingenue”). Beautiful, deep record that reveals itself more and more through each repeated listen.… Expand

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2. placebomad

   8

   Atoms for peace are a supergroup if so to call it that. Consisting of thom yorke and flea they have produced a decent album. A lot of people won't give it a chance cos of their love for Radiohead but i am open to new changes and found myself liking this album. Favourite song off the album is 'dropped'.… Expand

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3. Geologist

   7

   Thom Yorke and his other talented bandmates have formed an alternative rock supergroup called Atoms For Peace, and their debut record contains the thrills and vibes of an IDM album, but still lacks at being what it was hyped up to be. Nothing here on this record astonished me, but at the same time, the strikingly original beats and spidery guitars grew on me. It's a record you can either love or hate. It's either AMOK, or The King Of Limbs, part two. Is this what Thom Yorke has wanted to do to Radiohead?… Expand

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4. Critikill

   0

   It sounds just like The Eraser part 3. Instead of continuing to learn more about the world and challenge the standards of music and mediocrity, Thom Yorke has become what he used to rail against: a kicking screaming gucci little piggy. I turned off after In Rainbows which, while it didn't break new ground for Radiohead, still had a heart. Amok doesn't even carry a pulse, only the bland and vague anxious Thom Yorke vocals/electronics that are technically good enough for critics to give it no lower than a 6, even if they'd prefer another OK Computer, or at least another Hail to the Thief.… Expand

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