The Bends
In 1997, Jonny Greenwood said "The Bends" had been a "turning point" for Radiohead: "It started appearing in people's [best of] polls for the end of the year. That's when it started to feel like we made the right choice about being a band." Two years after its release, Sullivan wrote that "The Bends" had elevated Radiohead beyond the realm of "indie one hit-wonder" and into the "premier league of respected British rock bands". Nick Hornby felt that, with "The Bends," Radiohead "found their voice ... No other contemporary band has managed to mix such a cocktail of rage, sarcasm, self-pity, exquisite tunefulness, and braininess." In 2015, Selway said "The Bends" was the album where, with collaboration from Donwood, the "Radiohead aesthetic" began. The success gave Radiohead the confidence to self-produce their next album, "OK Computer" (1997), with Godrich.