Radiohead’s albums do well on the charts. Every album since 2000’s Kid A has peaked in at least the top three spots on the Billboard 200 chart, with two of them (Kid A and In Rainbows) going No. 1.

As of March of this year, I had never thoroughly listened to a Radiohead album. I knew “Creep,” “No Surprises” and “Karma Police.” I thought they were good, well-made songs, but nothing especially ...

OK Computer was very much a product of its time. The late 1990s was an era of immense growth, especially in terms of technology and digital landscapes. Where one might find a positive in that change, ...