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- Summary: The second solo release from Radiohead's Ed O'Brien was produced by Paul Epworth and features contributions by Shabaka Hutchings, Dave Okumu, Philip Selway, and The Tallinn Chamber Orchestra.
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- Record Label: Transgressive Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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May 22, 2026An enchanting album whose colours are as bright and as striking as the butterfly after which it is named. It is a deeply affecting and ultimately uplifting piece of work.
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UncutMay 21, 2026A triumph, personally and creatively. [Jun 2026, p.33]
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May 21, 2026Blue Morpho is the exact album Radiohead fans hoped O’Brien had in him: as adventurous, curious, and open-armed as the man himself.
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May 21, 2026As ambitious and meticulously-composed as one would expect, O’Brien’s latest is a beautiful, serene slab of mercurial art rock that, despite some likeable shorter cuts (‘Solfeggio’ and ‘Thin Places’ offer up heartfelt ambience) soars on the strength of the lengthy tracks that book-end it.
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May 22, 2026This is at least the equal of Radiohead’s recent output and perhaps more pertinently firmly establishes O’Brien as a solo artist in his own right.
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May 21, 2026This is the sound of healing, with Ed O’Brien out of his cocoon and in dazzling flight.
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May 28, 2026Blue Morpho’s transportive ambitions are ultimately a vessel for O’Brien’s innerspace explorations.