Immortal Reviews' Top 50 Songs Of 2018
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Our official Top 50 Songs of 2018 list, featuring Mike Shinoda, Travis Scott, Logic, Muse, and more!
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Thom Yorke Creates His Own Horror Story In His "Suspiria" Soundtrack
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Thom Yorke‘s soundtrack for Suspiria tells a great horror story while acting as its own album all the same.
Read MoreThom Yorke Builds A Perfectly Eerie Theme In 'Suspirium'
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Thom Yorke‘s main track ‘Suspirium’ from the anticipated horror film Suspiria compliments the film in astonishing ways.
Read MorePorches Tries Out Some New Tricks In "The House"
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Porches adds some new style into his already celebrated tone in The House.
Read MoreGrizzly Bear Creates Dreamy Soundscapes In "Painted Ruins"
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Grizzly Bear channel Radiohead in their delicate new record Painted Ruins.
Read MoreRadiohead Share Dramatic 'Man Of War' From "OKNOTOK"
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Radiohead brings OK Computer's message to a modern stage with the new track from OKNOTOK.
Read MoreRadiohead Hype Up "OKNOTOK" Release With New Song 'I Promise'
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Even when they play it safe, Radiohead always delivers a song with depth.
Read MoreSpiral Out Into Infinity With Zola Blood's Debut "Infinite Games"
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There aren't many debuts that are as strong as Zola Blood's Infinite Games is.
Read MoreAtoms For Peace's "AMOK" Brought Some Brilliant Minds Together
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Atoms For Peace, which was once a means for live performance, quickly established its place as a true group of brilliant minds.
Read MoreRadiohead - 'Ill Wind' / 'Spectre'
/The deluxe edition of Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool - our favorite album of the year (review here) - has shipped out to fans, and it's provided some goods: namely, the brand new b-side 'Ill Wind' and their rejected James Bond theme, 'Spectre'.
While 'Spectre' isn't necessarily a new track, it's nice to see it become part of a record. It's received two formal releases prior to this: as a standalone single on Christmas day of 2015 when it was first revealed, and on a double single with 'Burn The Witch' for Record Store Day earlier this year. That's a lot of time for the song to settle in and develop in our minds. The song's haunting piano intro and dark string soundscapes still resonate in the same way as they did when the song was first released. Each chord feels like a movie scene itself, leaving you to wonder how they ended up going with Sam Smith's admittedly cliché song... 'Spectre' has so much more depth and mystery to it. The flow and progression of Jonny Greenwood's string composition along with the way Thom Yorke brokenheartedly croons "Fear puts a spell on us / Always second-guessing love / My hunger burns a bullet hole / A spectre of my mortal soul" fits the dark romantic themes of James Bond perfectly.
'Ill Wind', on the other hand, is a brand new experience. It's a chill track in line with some of A Moon Shaped Pool's groovier songs, such as 'Ful Stop' or 'Decks Dark'. Clean guitar, a light bass, and a sparkling beat bring to song to its mysterious start before Yorke's haunting vocals come in, reverberating like he was singing in a cavernous environment. The song slowly builds, synths appearing out of the song's massive background, popping like bubbles full of spacial material. The song feels like you're being swallowed into an abyss, watching the origin slowly grow smaller and smaller as you fall deeper into the darkness. In that abyss are odd objects, both otherworldly and familiar. It falls right in line with some of the band's most captivating songs, the aesthetic and all.
Even Radiohead's b-sides are masterpieces. You can't really go wrong with this band. Age makes them more and more unique and full of expression. The deluxe edition of A Moon Shaped Pool has made the album of the year even more enjoyable, if not only just a little bit. With a tinge of Bond and the classic "falling into a spiraling hole" Radiohead vibe, the songs have solidified the album as one of Radiohead's best works.
