Airbag/How Am I Driving?
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Airbag/How Am I Driving? is an EP by Radiohead, released in 1998 specifically to the North American market. Among other songs, it includes "Meeting in the Aisle", which is both Radiohead's first wholly instrumental and first wholly electronic song. It bridges the gap between the progressive-alternative OK Computer and their later experimental electronic work on Kid A, Amnesiac and to some extent, Hail to the Thief.
The number 1426148550 (dialed from the States as 011-44-1-426-148-550) is given on the EP cover (and by Radiohead singer Thom Yorke, who jokes in concert that it is the number to call to report bad drivers). Well, it's actually a working number, and the voice on the other end, which simply says, "Hello?," sounds exactly like Yorke's. (Even his publicist thinks so). Fans can even leave a message, but it's not quite sure yet who will get the message. It is possible, but unlikely, that the band plans to use the messages on a future recording.
Track listing
- "Airbag" (4:46)
- "Pearly*" (3:33)
- "Meeting in the Aisle" (3:09)
- "A Reminder" (3:51)
- "Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2)" (4:22)
- "Melatonin" (2:09)
- "Palo Alto" (3:43)