"The King of Limbs" might have been a meager album, but there are plenty of b-sides to discuss. Will Austin and Nick create a fantasy version of the album, or admit that these extras don't fit? Nick finally gets to geek out about supercolliders, while Austin goes on about trees. They finish by picking the best songs of the era. Join the discussion on Facebook.1:23 - "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)"8:30 - "These Are My Twisted Words" 15:30 - "Supercollider"19:45 - "The Butcher"22:20 - "The Daily Mail" 28:40 - "Staircase" Remembrance: Harry Patch recalls the trenches Artwork for "These Are My Twisted Words"Can (band)Large Hadron ColliderFermilabFilter "Take A Picture"Radiohead "Cuttouth" What is Music PodcastThe "Creep" Award: The Best Song, Begrudgingly or NotNick - “Lotus Flower” Austin - “Lotus Flower” The "Blow Out" Award: Our Personal Favorite Song Austin - “Feral"Nick - “Feral"The "I Can't" Award: Most Improved SongAustin - “Bloom” Nick - “Little By Little" 

How does everyone feel about Thom's unique dance moves in the "Lotus Flower" music video? Nick and Austin discuss that important topic while briefly touching on 90s-era Christian rock music and Homer's "Odyssey." Will they agree with the consensus that the album's second, slower second half is better than the more rhythmic first half? Or will they find a way to disagree with that narrative? 1:12 - "Lotus Flower" 21:15 - "Codex"30:12 - "Give Up the Ghost" 38:00 - "Separator" Lotus Flower music videoThe Thom Yorke Dancing Meme"Lotus Flower" From the Basement"Moon on a Stick" from a Fist of FunNelumbo nuciferaR.E.M. "Lotus" music videoLotus-eatersAudio Adrenaline"Codex" From the BasementRadiohead - The "Worst Possible Setlist" (r/radiohead)Euclidean rhythm Sunset Rubdown

Austin and Nick finally tackle The King of Limbs, an album that both admit to disliking when it was released in 2011. Will learning all the songs on guitar help them understand the thorny album or will it just be a universal sigh? Nick learns about magpies, while Austin gets into ocean documentaries. Why do they spend an inordinate amount of time discussing the Counting Crows? There's only one way to find out. 7:51 - "Bloom" 19:45 - "Morning Mr Magpie"33:08 - "Little by Little" 39:30 - "Feral" Radiohead - The King Of Limbs From The Basement (December 2011)Thom Yorke - Bloom (Live from Electric Lady Studios) Planet Earth: Blue Planet II | Radiohead & Hans Zimmer - (ocean) bloom | BBC AmericaEverything in its Right Place: Analyzing Radiohead by Brad OsbornAleatoric musicWhy Arthur Schopenhauer thought music was the greatest of all art forms"Morning Mr Magpie" Thom solo acoustic"August and Everything After" by Counting Crows"Round Here" by Counting CrowsMagpies And Superstition Little by Little (From the Basement) "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails

With In Rainbows over, Nick and Austin explore the polished leftovers found on the b-side disc. While a huge improvement over the Com Lag EP, the two do wonder why these songs don't stick in your head. Austin swears he'll never order bangers and mash, while Nick finds one of his least favorite songs of the project. Digressions abound, including more discussion about Seal than you'd ever imagine in a Radiohead podcast. Join the discussion on Facebook.Songs Discussed:2:04 - "Down Is the New Up"8:45 - "Go Slowly"13:48 - "Last Flowers"20:25 - "Up on the Ladder"24:25 - "Bangers + Mash"31:50 - "4 Minute Warning""Down is the New Up" From the Basement performance"Becoming Radiohead" in the New Yorker by Alex Ross"Svefn-g-englar" by Radiohead"Go Slowly" From the Basement performance"Last Flowers" From the Basement performance "Kiss from a Rose" by SealSwitched on Pop podcastTool"Bangers + Mash" From the Basement performance"4 Minute Warning" live performanceThe "Creep" Award: The Best Song, Begrudgingly or NotAustin - “15 Step” Nick - “Weird Fishes” The "Blow Out" Award: Our Personal Favorite Song Nick - “Nude"Austin - “Reckoner"The "I Can't" Award: Most Improved SongAustin - “Jigsaw Falling into Place” Nick - “Bodysnatchers"

Before Nick and Austin reach the pearly gates, they first have to make it through the last three songs on In Rainbows. Things start off strangely, with Prince-like lyrics and mentions of wife-swapping. That's before Nick says the word "love" about 100 times and Austin brings up death again. Along the way, they struggle to pronounce Mephistopheles and discuss the Nietzschean concept of Eternal Return. Join the discussion on Facebook.Songs Discussed: 1:40 - "House of Cards" 15:55 - "Jigsaw Falling into Place" 25:40 - "Videotape" "I Wanna Be Your Lover" by Prince"The Ice Storm" by Rick Moody"House of Cards" music video"Jigsaw Falling Into Place" music video"This Charming Man" by The Smiths DevoThe secret rhythm behind Radiohead's "Videotape""After Life" by Hirokazu Kore-eda "Videotape" at Bonnarro (June 2006)MephistophelesEternal returnEzra Pound and the drafts of The Waste Land

You'd be crazy not to follow along as Austin and Nick delve into the mesmerizing middle of In Rainbows. Austin feels confident that all the songs are about death, before bringing up Blues Traveler. Nick continues to find excuses to chat about R.E.M. and The Beatles. Along with loads of praise, the two do manage to pick their least favorite track of the album. The episode starts with another round of "Spot the Alternative Rock Riff." Thanks for listening to season 5. Join the discussion on Facebook.Songs Discussed: 6:25 - "Weird Fishes" 22:01 - "All I Need" 31:22 - "Faust Arp" 38:55 - "Reckoner" Musical canonThom Yorke's "Arpeggi / Weird Fishes" debutBrad Osborn, "Everything in its Right Place: Analyzing Radiohead"James Doheny, "Radiohead: The Stories Behind Every Song"R.E.M. "So. Central Rain"Blues Traveler "Run-Around"Ophelia by John Everett MillaisGerman legend of FaustThe band FaustJonny Greenwood's "There Will Be Blood [Original Soundtrack]"The original version of "Reckoner"

You don't have to pay anything to listen to Nick and Austin discuss Radiohead's beloved 2007 album, In Rainbows. Just prepare yourself for some enthusiastic diatribes about terminally climatic song forms and Colin's bass playing. Austin admits to stopping his car in the middle of the street when he first heard "15 Step," while Nick can't stop thinking of Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk." Thanks for listening to season 5. Join the discussion on Facebook. Songs Discussed: 6:45 - "15 Step" 21:10 - "Bodysnatchers"30:03 - "Nude" Radiohead's In Rainbows screenshot "Pay what you want" Thom Yorke "The Eraser"Brad Osborn's "Everything in its Right Place: Analyzing Radiohead"Peaches "F*** The Pain Away"Lost in TranslationRadiohead - 15 Step Live (Grammy's 2009) Feat. Usc Trojan Marching BandUSC Trojan Marching Band + Radiohead @ 2009 Grammys | Behind the ScenesFleetwood Mac's "Tusk"Through-Composed MusicSubverting the Verse–Chorus Paradigm: Terminally Climactic Forms in Recent Rock Music Brad OsbornWolfmotherThe Stepford Wives by Ira LevinThe Body Snatchers by Jack FinneyHigh Fidelity Mixtape Rules"Nude (Big Ideas)" on Meeting People is EasyJames Doheny, "Radiohead: The Stories Behind Every Song"

Thought Nick and Austin were too rough on "Hail to the Thief"? Just wait until they make their way through the "Com Lag" EP, which collects the b-sides from the era. How bad does it get? Let's just say that both find songs that they dislike more than "Pop is Dead." Nick sticks up for one track, while Austin talks about how much he loves the blues. Finally, they have the "Hail to the Thief" awards, though a certain single steals the show. Songs Discussed:2:45 - "Paperbag Writer"10:50 - "I am a Wicked Child" 16:10 - "I am Citizen Insane" 20:25 - "Gagging Order" 28:27 - Where Bluebirds Fly 36:45 - "I Want None of This"Original Pitchfork review of Com LagPitchfork review of the deluxe version of "Hail to Thief"The Beatles "Paperback Writer"The Beatles "Let it Be"Pavement "Terror Twilight"B.B. KingBjörk: Sonic SymbolismReddit fan ratings of "Hail to the Thief" songs"Help!: A Day in the Life" charity album The "Creep" Award: The Best Song, Begrudgingly or NotNick - “There, There” Austin - “There, There” The "Blow Out" Award: Our Personal Favorite Song Austin - “There, There”; Otherwise favorite, "I Will" Nick - “There, There”; Otherwise favorite, "Scatterbrain" The "I Can't" Award: Most Improved SongAustin - “Scatterbrain” Nick - “There, There”, "Scatterbrain"

It's the end of Hail to the Thief, but will Nick and Austin get the flan in the face? Nick sticks up for one of the album's least-loved tracks, while Austin has sharp words for one of the most beloved. Along the way, they discuss a viral rabbit disease, Bob Dylan, and Thomas Pynchon. 1:45 - "I Will" 9:28 - "A Punchup at a Wedding"14:55 - "Myxomatosis"19:56 - "Scatterbrain"27:58 - "A Wolf at the Door" Radiohead - I Will and Like Spinning Plates (reversed): I Will Like Spinning PlatesRadiohead - I Will / Like Spinning Plates (Cover by Joe Edelmann ft. Lucas Vallim)"Everything in its Right Place: Analyzing Radiohead" by Brad Osborn"I Will" (Los Angeles Version)Through-composed musicHouse Rabbit Society definition of myxomatosisCuttoothScatterbrain liveThomas PynchonBob Dylan "Subterranean Homesick Blues"John Lennon "Gimme Some Truth"

Will Austin and Nick finally find a song on "Hail to the Thief" that they love, or will the disappointment continue? Things certainly don't start well, as Austin briefly considers giving up on the whole project. Fortunately, they both persevere and eventually stumble onto one of their favorite songs. Along the way, they discuss New Order, Fiona Apple, and "Gulliver's Travels."   Like us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterSongs Discussed: 3:10 - "Go to Sleep" 8:52 - "Where I End and You Begin" 15:17 - "We Suck Young Blood" 23:32 - "The Gloaming"32:09 - "There There" "Go to Sleep" videoGulliver's TravelsNew Order "Age of Consent"Charles Mingus "Freedom"Reddit: TIL Paul Thomas Anderson shot an (unreleased) video for “We Suck Young Blood” with an old 1920s cameraFiona Apple "Across the Universe" music video directed by Paul Thomas Anderson"This Isn't Happening: Radiohead's "Kid A" and the Beginning of the 21st Century" by Steven Hyden"There There" demo"There, There" music video