Atoms for Peace (band)

Atoms for Peace

Atoms for Peace performing in 2010
Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres Electronica, Alternative dance, Experimental rock
Years active 2009–2014
Labels XL
Associated acts Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ultraísta, Forro in the Dark
Website atomsforpeace.info
Members Thom Yorke
Flea
Nigel Godrich
Joey Waronker
Mauro Refosco

Atoms For Peace are an English-American alternative rock supergroup, formed in 2009 by Radiohead singer Thom Yorke to perform songs from his debut solo album, The Eraser (2006). The band comprises Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano), Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich (keyboards, synthesisers, guitars), drummer Joey Waronker of Beck and R.E.M., and percussionist Mauro Refosco of Forro in the Dark. They released an album, Amok, on February 25, 2013.

History

Flea with Atoms for Peace at Fuji Rock Festival 2010

In 2006, Radiohead singer Thom Yorke released his first solo album, The Eraser. Yorke wanted to recreate the electronic beats of The Eraser using live musicians,[1] and in 2009 recruited Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich (keyboards, synthesisers, guitars), drummer Joey Waronker of Beck and R.E.M. and percussionist Mauro Refosco of Forro in the Dark.[1] He said: "It’s like opening a big Pandora's Box, and I don’t know what direction it’s going to go in. We’ve got these bonkers rhythms made by machines, and musicians who can keep up with them – no problem – and the two can bounce off each other. It’s quite something."[1]

The band went unnamed for early performances, listed as "Thom Yorke" or "??????".[2] In February 2010, the band announced an American tour and a name, Atoms for Peace. The band shares the name with a 1953 speech by American President Dwight D. Eisenhower and a song from The Eraser.[3]

After the tour ended in 2010, Atoms for Peace spent three days jamming and recording original material in Los Angeles. Yorke and producer Godrich edited and arranged the recordings from the sessions over two years, combining it with Yorke's electronic music;[4] this became the band's debut album, Amok, released on February 25, 2013, through XL Recordings.[5] The album was followed by a tour of Europe, the US and Japan.[6] Answering a fan question on Reddit in 2013, Yorke wrote that determining whether new songs were for Radiohead or Atoms for Peace was "a grey area. Getting greyer. Obviously depends on who is being sampled."[7]

Members

Discography

Thom Yorke playing guitar and Nigel Godrick performing
Thom Yorke (front) and Nigel Godrich (back)
Flea playing bass and Mauro Refosco playing percussion instrumnets
Flea (front) and Mauro Refosco (back)
Atoms for Peace performing at Melt! Festival 2013

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK US BEL
(FL)		 BEL
(WA)		 CAN DEN FRA GER IRL NLD
 SWE
Amok 5 2 6 14 4 5 15 16 12 3 42

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK UK
Indie
[9]		 BEL
[10]		 JAP
[11]
2012 "Tamer Animals"/"Other Side" — — — —
"Default"[12] — 31 — 93 Amok
2013 "Judge, Jury and Executioner" — — 43 —
"Before Your Very Eyes..." — — 61 —

Music videos

Year Title Director
2013 "Judge, Jury and Executioner" Tarik Barri
"Ingenue" Garth Jennings
"Before Your Very Eyes..." Andrew Thomas Huang

References

External links

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