We spoke with Radiohead's EOBOfficial about his drive to create 'open-hearted' music, his experience finding his legs as a frontman, his solo debut Earth and more in our new interview
For Ed O'Brien, stepping out from his role as Radiohead guitarist and finding his own groove spurred in the ecstasy-drenched streets of Brazil and nourished in the British countryside, the eight years it took to deliver his debut solo album have been entirely worth the wait., which he drops under the moniker EOB Friday on Capitol.
There's the anthemic"Shangri-La," a tune about vibing with your people O'Brien penned after attending Glastonbury in 2014; the expansive"Brasil," which flows from the melancholy to the sublime and was released in tandem with a nine-minute sci-fi film; and the undulating"Olympik," a palpable showcase of his collaboration with producer Flood as well as David Okumu of The Invisible, bassist Nathan East and drummer Omar Hakim.suspects was coronavirus.
You had this personal and creative epiphany, but then based on the timing, you returned home and got right back to work with Radiohead.started in the summer of 2014 and that went through three years pretty full-on. In the Radiohead cycle there's no room for extracurricular activities. It's very musically and emotionally absorbing.
The first thing you have to do is get a great producer on board. Flood is a friend; our kids went to the same school and our families have been on holiday together. And it's a beautiful, no-bullshit thing that happens when you're with your kids. Then musician-wise, the first three musicians who came on board were David Okumu [of the Invisible], who's an extraordinary singer, producer, songwriter, guitarist in the south of London.
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