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�Earth� is an album of rediscovery and adventure by Radiohead�s Ed O�Brien, being released under the moniker EOB. Written and recorded over five years during any possible break from the making and touring of Radiohead�s �A Moon Shaped Pool�, the album deftly veers from moments of delicate folk to euphoric house, its songs seamlessly pinned together by unswerving melodic hooks and candid lyricism. A spirit of collaboration runs through 'Earth' from the production team of Flood, Catherine Marks, Alan Moulder and Adam �Cecil� Bartlett to the extraordinary musicians O�Brien assembled to bring these tracks to life; bassist Nathan East, drummers Omar Hakim and Glenn Kotche, and The Invisible�s multi-instrumentalist leader David Okumu. Portishead�s Adrian Utley appears on two tracks, whilst Laura Marling duets with O�Brien on stirring closer �Cloak of The Night.� But every group of collaborators needs a leader, and Earth is all O�Brien�s vision. �I wanted to make a record from the heart,� he says. �I wanted to make something direct. I wanted to talk about love, your family in the immediate and the wider sense, where we are on the planet, the bigger picture, life and death. I wanted to make a big hearted, warm and colorful album� something hopeful and full of love.� Featuring the singles �Shangri-La�, which sways between syncopated beats and twisted rock, and �Brasil�, a track that morphs from a tender opening into a heightened-state rhythmic banger, �Earth� marks a new beginning for Ed O�Brien.