Atoms for Peace (band)

Atoms for Peace is an English-American supergroup; consisting of Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Nigel Godrich (producer, among others for Radiohead, Travis, R.E.M. and Beck), Joey Waronker (among others R.E.M. and Beck) and Mauro Refosco (Forro in the Dark). The band was formed in 2009 on the initiative of Thom Yorke as a backing band for his solo tour.

History

The band played their first concert, at that time still without their own name as a backing band of Thom Yorke, on October 2, 2009 in Los Angeles. The setlist included Yorke's complete debut solo album The Eraser followed by some Radiohead B-sides as well as unreleased songs, some of which would later appear on the Radiohead album The King of Limbs.

In early 2010, "Atoms for Peace" was announced as the band's name, after the band had previously also performed concerts under the name "????". concerts. The band name refers to a speech by US President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953. A song on Yorke's solo album The Eraser already bore this name.

After previously announcing that a studio album would also emerge from the project, which started as a live band, the first single Default was released in September 2012. The debut album Amok was made available as a stream on the band's website on February 18, 2013 and was released on February 25, 2013 by XL Recordings.

Discography

Albums

• 2013: Amok (XL Recordings)

Singles

• 2012: Other Lives / Atoms For Peace - Tamer Animals (Atoms For Peace Remix) / Other Side (Stuck Together Remix)
• 2012: Default
• 2013: Judge Jury and Executioner
• 2013: Before Your Very Eyes...