2 × Vinyl, LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue

After transitioning to a more electronic style on their albums Kid A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001), recorded through protracted studio experimentation, Radiohead sought to combine electronic and rock music. They recorded most of Hail to the Thief in two weeks in Los Angeles with longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, focusing on live takes rather than overdubs. Songwriter Thom Yorke wrote many of the lyrics in response to the War on Terror and the resurgence of right-wing politics in the west. The cover artwork, created by longtime Radiohead artist Stanley Donwood, is a roadmap of Hollywood with words taken from roadside advertising in Los Angeles and from Yorke's lyrics.

Tracklist

A1 2 + 2 = 5 (The Lukewarm.) 3:24
A2 Sit Down. Stand Up. (Snakes & Ladders.) 4:15
A3 Sail To The Moon. (Brush The Cobwebs Out Of The Sky.) 4:28
B1 Backdrifts. (Honeymoon Is Over.) 5:32
B2 Go To Sleep. (Little Man Being Erased.) 3:31
B3 Where I End And You Begin. (The Sky Is Falling In.) 4:34
C1 We Suck Young Blood. (Your Time Is Up.) 4:59
C2 The Gloaming. (Softly Open Our Mouths In The Cold.) 4:23
C3 There There. (The Boney King Of Nowhere.) 5:25
C4 I Will. (No Man's Land.) 2:25
D1 A Punchup At A Wedding. (No No No No No No No No.) 4:54
D2 Myxomatosis. (Judge, Jury & Executioner.) 3:58
D3 Scatterbrain. (As Dead As Leaves.) 3:24
D4 A Wolf At The Door. (It Girl. Rag Doll.) 3:25