Details: In a way, it is also the album that bridges Radiohead’s many different styles, mainly streamlining its three most experimental recordings: Kid A, Amnesiac and In Rainbows. Opener Bloom sets the tone with its staccato drums and ambient synths and horns, recalling Kid A and In Rainbows opener 15 Steps with a hint of post-rock reminiscent of Tortoise where Yorke sings, “Open your mouth wide/A universal sigh” in what sounds like a bit of an ode to the natural order of things. Morning Mr Magpie, with its muted guitars and bass, borrows from Afrobeat-esque “spy chase” music with a hint of The Beatles’ more surreal musings: “You’ve got some nerve coming here/You stole it all/Give it back.” Little By Little lifts elements from Yorke’s solo work with a bit of 2003’s Hail to the Thief’s guitar tones: “I’m such a tease and you’re such a flirt/Once you’ve been around you’ve been around enough.” On instrumental Feral, ambient dubstep textures and synthesized vocal loops reminiscent of Wendy Carlos’ Switched On series (do we hear a hint of Korobeiniki, a.k.a. “the Tetris song,” in there?) mingle with synth bass and Phil Selway’s slightly offbeat percussions. Lotus Flower is easily the album’s most straightforward and catchiest song, streamlining the bleeps, loops and heavy bass pulses from Amnesiac’s Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box, Yorke singing, “There’s an empty space inside my heart/Where the wings take root/So now I’ll set you free/I’ll set you free.” Codex is a shimmering piano-based tune with a soft electro pulse underneath, horn layers and Yorke’s trademark “ooooohs,” soothing and comforting as he sings, “No one gets hurt/You’ve done nothing wrong.” Give Up the Ghost is King of Limbs’ acoustic guitar ballad, one that could almost be a campfire sing-along, with slightly distorted vocal layers reminiscent of Neil Young (“Don’t haunt me/Don’t hurt me”). Finally, Separator acts as the logical closer to the album, a moody serenade that fuses the guitar textures of 1997 masterwork OK Computer and In Rainbows together, but ultimately ends up feeling a bit weak. “Wake me up,” Yorke sings, as if it was all a dream. And now it’s time to go back to the beginning and dig even deeper. As with any Radiohead album, it’s something The King of Limbs truly deserves. Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Album+review+Radiohead+King+Limbs+steps+forward+step+back/4312060/story.html#ixzz1I5pJS6V6