Atoms for Peace (band)

Atoms for Peace
Atoms for Peace performing in 2010. From left to right: Nigel Godrich, Thom Yorke, Flea, and Mauro Refosco (obscured behind Flea, Joey Waronker behind the drums)
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Electronic rock electronica experimental rock IDM
Years active	2009–2013, 2018
Labels	XL
Spinoffs	Ultraísta
Spinoff of	Radiohead
Past members	Thom Yorke Nigel Godrich Flea Joey Waronker Mauro Refosco
Website	atomsforpeace.info

Thom Yorke (front) and Nigel Godrich

Flea (front) and Mauro Refosco

Atoms for Peace performing at Melt! Festival 2013

Atoms for Peace were an English-American rock supergroup comprising the Radiohead songwriter Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano), the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, the Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich (keyboards, synthesisers, guitars), the drummer Joey Waronker of Beck and R.E.M., and the percussionist Mauro Refosco of Forro in the Dark.

Yorke formed Atoms for Peace in 2009 to perform songs from his debut solo album, The Eraser (2006). They toured the US in 2010. In 2013, they released an album, Amok, the product of combining Yorke's electronic music with the band's jamming. It received mainly positive reviews, with critics likening it to Yorke's solo work. Amok was followed by a tour of Europe, the US and Japan. The band members have collaborated intermittently since.