The Bends
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The Bends is the second studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 13 March 1995 by Parlophone. It was produced by John Leckie, with extra production by Radiohead, Nigel Godrich and Jim Warren. The Bends combines guitar songs and ballads, with more restrained arrangements and cryptic lyrics than Radiohead's debut album, Pablo Honey (1993).

Work began at RAK Studios, London, in Fe…

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Released
March 8th, 1995
Type
Album
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Labels
Capitol Records
Parlophone
BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.
EMI

Professional reviews

Source Rating
Entertainment Weekly (Tom Sinclair – 7 April 1995)B+
Rolling Stone (Ted Drozdowski – 8 March 1995)
3.5/5 stars
The Village Voice (Robert Christgau – 3 December 1996)C
AllMusic (Stephen Thomas Erlewine)
5/5 stars
The A.V. Club (Josh Modell – 3 April 2009)A
Pitchfork (Scott Plagenhoef – 16 April 2009)10/10
Rolling Stone (Gavin Edwards – 11 March 2003)
4/5 stars
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Last updated: November 8th, 2021

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