This Isn't Happening: Radiohead's "Kid A" and the Beginning of the 21st Century

This Isn't Happening: Radiohead's "Kid A" and the Beginning of the 21st Century

A Rolling Stone-Kirkus Best Music Book of 2020
"In this brilliant book, Steven Hyden goes deep into why Kid A matters—it's the fascinating saga of how the music turned into the symbol of a new cultural…

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