Kid A

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Q Magazine (10/01, p.91) - Ranked #13 in Q's "Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime"
Rolling Stone (1/4/01, p.106) - Ranked #8 in Rolling Stone's Top 10 Albums of 2000.
Spin (1/01, p.73) - Ranked #2 in Spin's "Top 20 Albums of the Year [2000]".
Q Magazine (1/01, p.93) - Included in Q's "50 Best Albums of 2000".
Wire (1/01, p.34) - Included in Wire's "50 Records Of The Year".
Magnet (1-2/01, p.45) - Included in Magnet's "20 Best Albums of 2000" - "...This year's version of R.E.M.'s UP: a genre-resistant sonic scuplture that plays wicked eardrum tricks at every turn..."
NME (12/30/00, p.77) - Ranked #11 in NME's "Top 50 Albums Of The Year" - "...Warp-style electronica, modern jazz....chill atmospherics and curdled, bitter soundscapes..."
CMJ (1/08/01, p.17) - Included in CMJ's "Best of the Year" for 2000.

Rolling Stone (10/12/00, pp.85-6) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A clear-eyed space opera about a plausible future....this 'is' pop, a music of ornery, glistening guile and honest ache, and it will feel good under your skin once you let it get there..."
Spin (10/00, pp.171-2) - 9 out of 10 - "...The songfullness emerges from the strangeness, and a beautifully sequenced CD assumes the shape of a classic LP....KID A is not only [its] bravest album but its best one as well."
Q Magazine (11/00, p.96) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Beautiful as it is strange....Musically, [its] best features are its keening, lapwing guitars and a thin, atonal orchestral drizzle....best enjoyed with the lights off..."
Mojo (10/00, p.86) - "...Intriguing, eccentric, obviously a grower....It still sounds a mess, but that's obviously the plan..."
Muzik (11/00, p.90) - 4 out of 5 - "...A record of experiments....This deserves your attention."
Vibe (11/00, p.166) - 4 discs out of 5 - "...Richly sculpted with multi-colored chords, ebbing rhythms, and oddball time measures, KID A floats...through the galaxy in search of musical cliches to annihilate..."
Entertainment Weekly (10/6/00, pp.85-6) - "...A genuinely challenging work....a sonic journey..." - Rating: B+
Alternative Press (11/00, p.95) - 3 out of 5 - "...Like the soundtrack to a movie that hasn't been filmed....This is music that messes with your insides..."
CMJ (10/2/00, p.3) - "...An epic audio experiment punctuated with raw emotion and inspiring innovation....an unquestionable masterpiece..."