High and Dry by Radiohead
High and Dry by Radiohead runs at 90 BPM in the key of E major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 90 BPM
- Key
- E major
- Length
- 4:19
- Genre
- indie rock
- Mood
- wistful
- Vocals
- Vocal
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The prompt
A wistful indie rock track with high energy and a syncopated feel at 90 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a tight and dry snare and washy crash-led cymbals. Clean electric guitar carries the harmony, block chords. The arrangement follows verse-chorus with a bridge. A warm male vocal delivers a soaring and sustained performance. Tape saturation adds texture, with a slapback delay on the vocal. Mixed in a warm and analog style, foregrounding vocal clarity and low-end weight, built on simple triad chords, leaving a calm and settled atmosphere.
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What the analysis found
- Bass instrument
- electric bass
- Bassline style
- root-note anchored
- Tempo
- 90
- Chords
- simple triad
- Cymbals
- washy crash-led cymbals
- Energy
- high
- Atmosphere
- calm and settled
- Genre
- indie rock
- Harmonic instrument
- clean electric guitar
- Harmonic style
- block chords
- Mixing style
- warm and analog
- Mood
- wistful
- Percussion
- an acoustic drum kit
- Rhythmic style
- syncopated
- Snare
- tight and dry
- Sonic focus
- vocal clarity
- Secondary focus
- low-end weight
- Space
- a slapback delay
- Structure
- verse-chorus with a bridge
- Textural detail
- tape saturation
- Vocal style
- soaring and sustained
- Vocal
- a warm male vocal
About this page
This is an independent acoustic analysis. Tempo and key use acoustic measurement; descriptor claims use the commercially cleared classifier recorded with this analysis. The source recording is deleted once the analysis finishes. This page does not reproduce its lyrics. This analysis has not been checked by a person. Tempo, key, and genre come straight from the software, so treat them as a starting point and trust your ears.
Planetary Records is not affiliated with Radiohead. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.