Radiohead Guitarist Ed O'Brien Focuses on Solo Record

After a year in Brazil with his wife and two kids, the guitarist is ready to unleash a solo album in 2017. A family adventure was just what O'Brien needed to gain breath for a guitar-focused release. Musical inspiration blew in from the Brazilian countryside, enabling the artist to write fresh tunes.

Ranked the 59th Greatest Guitarist of all time in a 2015 edition of Rolling Stone,O'Brien is not the first Radiohead member to bud off from the band. Thom Yorke, Philip Sellway, and Johnny Greenwood also took time to exercise their individual creativity.

The record will debut in 2017, shortly after Radiohead completes their current world tour.