Fresh off becoming the biggest rock band on earth, Radiohead responded by completely dismantling their own sound. Kid A dropped as a massive middle finger to commercial expectations. They locked their guitars in their cases, plugged into drum machines, and delivered an icy, glitchy masterpiece that captured the creeping paranoia of the 21st century. Thom Yorke broke his writer’s block by literally pulling chopped-up lyrics out of a top hat. If you’re into the glacial beauty of Sigur Rós or the dark pop of Billie Eilish, this is the blueprint. It’s essentially the sound of a mainframe computer having a panic attack, best experienced front-to-back on a great pair of headphones.