Radiohead

A Moon Shaped Pool

First released2016

A Moon Shaped Pool, Radiohead's ninth studio album released in May 2016, was recorded across multiple sessions between 2012 and 2016 at various locations including Radiohead's own headquarters in Oxford and other studios. The album was primarily produced by Radiohead alongside longtime collaborator Nigel Godrich, with contributions from engineer Taura Stinson and other technical staff. The recording process utilized both traditional and experimental approaches, incorporating orchestral arrangements by composer Krzysztof Penderecki and featuring extensive use of digital manipulation and analogue recording techniques. The album marked a departure from the guitar-driven sound of previous work, emphasizing atmospheric production, strings, and electronic textures that reflected the band members' individual artistic explorations during the album's protracted creation period.