OK Computer

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

radiohead’s ok computer is one if the most influential albums of it’s decade, a best seller and still reaching well over 4.5 million daily streams as of November 2025.

releasing in 1997, it was met with doubt and disapproval from it’s label, capitol- there wasn’t any definite “hits” on the album, but this would be proven wrong once it was released.

each track from radiohead represents an emotion, or a state of mind. the album opens with airbag- a solid opener with odd lyrics that i genuinely don’t understand. paranoid android is the state of fear, disillusion with the life that we live; the same deadpan reaction to ambition or the constant that seems to be consumerism. the track plays itself on the idea of the alienation of modern life- the next track plays with an unconditionally uncomfortable feeling on not belonging- a feeling that us humans share, caused by humans, felt by humans.

the album plays on this theme- and this is one of the main reasons why it’s so relatable- the relatable lyrics and the beautiful production fixing this project to be a chart-topper.

one of the hardest hitting songs featured is let down- picturing the feeling of the first moment of rejection you feel at a young age. a child’s fragile innocence can be so easily shattered that even words could kill it- and the song captures it perfectly in only 5 minutes. this album was and will always be substantially superior in songwriting and no one does it like radiohead

#it’sactuallydeep #itsthatserious

highlights: track 10, 5, and 4
lows: none