An album that was as important to my formative years as it was to the formative years of 21st-century alt-rock. While I've gradually fallen out of love with this particular album (I'd much rather turn on OK Computer), listening to it now after a decent bit of time, I have this newfound appreciation for its more electronic-centric elements. Like 'In Rainbows', this album's cozy and comforting, drawing from the worlds of alternative electronic music from the time (I refuse to call it IDM) to form these serene soundscapes. The title track may be my favorite track here from an instrumental standpoint, I love the strange vocal effects, the odd glitchy noises that pop up periodically, and the ambient interlude that comes in after the halfway mark. It's the song that I'd say feels like this surreal album cover the most - like you're staring at a wall of snowy mountains backdropped by hellish blazes in the dead of night. 'How to Disappear Completely' is another obvious highlight, as a whole, it's the best song here. Lyrically for me, it's always painted this image of someone in the thick of life yearning to disappear - maybe after some life-shatteringly tragic incident. It sorta ties to the opener where Yorke is visualizing a simpler and prettier world. I'll be the first to say I'm not a fan of Yorke's slurred, crooning, moaned, and tired vocal delivery at times, but the way he subtly builds up with the instrumentation here is what *makes* this song. 'Treefingers' is another great ambient cut here, though the following 'Optimistic' I've never really enjoyed, I just hate that melody on the chorus. 'Idioteque' however is another incredible cut, I love that static-y melody driving the sound and, again, it's one of Thom's better vocal performances. The panic in his voice here when he says "This is really happening" hammers home the song's core themes relating to certain impending doom - a fate that can no longer be postponed. 'MPC' is another highlight with those operatic vocals, and those fluttering keys. It's probably been said a million times but it does feel really cinematic and it's a great closer to this album. Listening to this again, I find that the things I disliked back then, like most of the alternative-rock-driven cuts, I dislike even more now. That sound just feels tired to me. But the songs I liked, I love even more now. I think more than anything I've come to realize how unique of an album 'Kid A' is. After listening to a lot more music since I first listened to this - I find that there still is nothing quite like it.