Which alternative rock band recorded the 1997 album OK Computer?

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Radiohead recorded the 1997 alternative rock album OK Computer.

The album was released on 21 May 1997 and became Radiohead’s third studio album. It broadened the band’s sound beyond the guitar-driven style of its earlier work, incorporating electronic textures, unusual song structures, and themes involving technology, isolation, and modern anxiety.

OK Computer includes “Paranoid Android,” “Karma Police,” “No Surprises,” and “Lucky.” Its success established Radiohead as one of the most influential alternative rock acts of the 1990s. The record reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and was nominated for the 1998 Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

A common mix-up is placing OK Computer in the 2000s because of its futuristic themes. It predates Kid A, which Radiohead released in 2000, and the two albums represent different stages in the band’s development.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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