Pianist Josh Cohen

August 24, 2017 8:01 AM

Josh Cohen is an Australian pianist whose YouTube channel features him performing (among other things) covers of Radiohead songs. Really, really, really beautiful covers.

Recently he's been branching out in to Pink Floyd covers as well.

posted by saladin (10 comments total)

Oh, and he's working on transcribing his Radiohead covers in to a songbook.
posted by saladin at 8:01 AM on August 24, 2017

AW DANGIT I MISPELLED "PIANIST" IN THE POST TITLE
posted by saladin at 8:09 AM on August 24, 2017 [2 favorites]

Did he add swing to Exit Music for a Film?
posted by Nelson at 8:34 AM on August 24, 2017

AW DANGIT I MISPELLED "PIANIST" IN THE POST TITLE
I just read it to mean, he's the best at piano, the pianest.
posted by cottoncandybeard at 8:37 AM on August 24, 2017 [2 favorites]

piano, pianer, pianest
posted by thelonius at 8:39 AM on August 24, 2017 [1 favorite]

Did he add swing to Exit Music for a Film ?

I wouldn't really say that swings. Nor is it greasy.
posted by thelonius at 8:40 AM on August 24, 2017

They need to hire this guy to help with the next season of Westworld.
posted by Gaz Errant at 8:43 AM on August 24, 2017 [1 favorite]

Also worth checking out - Brad Mehldau's Exit Music For A Film.

Christopher O'Riley has a couple albums of piano Radiohead covers. I'm partial to his version of Let Down. Or Pyramid Song for piano and cello.
posted by Candleman at 8:50 AM on August 24, 2017 [1 favorite]

Related: Steve Reich's "Radio Rewrite 1:Fast" and "Radio Rewrite 2: Slow" which incorporate phrases from "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" and "Everything In Its Right Place".
posted by eustacescrubb at 9:07 AM on August 24, 2017 [1 favorite]

I'd crib his whole set in a heartbeat it's so good! And a Sigur Rós cover to boot. Nice.
posted by yoHighness at 11:05 AM on August 24, 2017