New Radiohead stuff, 'Burn The Witch'

New Radiohead stuff, 'Burn The Witch'

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ajprice

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27,322 posts

195 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2016
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So not long after they seemed to be blanking off their internet/social media stuff, there's a new single on Apple/Spotify/download and a video on Youtube of a new song, ' Burn The Witch'. It's more instrumental/strings than the weirder recent stuff, still dark though
"Stay in the shadows
Cheer at the gallows
this is a roundup"

and the video is a Trumpton version of the Wicker Man hehe . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI2oS2hoL0k

realjv

1,112 posts

165 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2016
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They've really got the string arrangements nailed at the moment what with the Xmas day release of Spectre and now this. Bodes well for the album.

andy_s

19,397 posts

258 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2016
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Ahem http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... Thought that'd be an easy spot... wink



Sounds good - looking forward to the album.

INWB

896 posts

106 months

Wednesday 4th May 2016
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On about my thirtieth listen. Totally nailed it haven't they? The strings, the lyrics, the video. Agree with above - the spectre song was so good and better than that Sam Smith thing.

Cannot wait for the album to arrive

Dick Dastardly

8,312 posts

262 months

Wednesday 4th May 2016
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I like that. I was a huge fan of them when in uni, 15 years ago but have found their releases since then a bit meh. Here's hoping the new album is as good as this as it would be a brilliant return to form.

ajprice

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27,322 posts

195 months

Wednesday 4th May 2016
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Dick Dastardly said:
I like that. I was a huge fan of them when in uni, 15 years ago but have found their releases since then a bit meh. Here's hoping the new album is as good as this as it would be a brilliant return to form.
Same here, college and uni for me was Pablo Honey through to OK Computer. I bought Kid A and Amnesiac after that, but wasn't into them as much as the first albums, and less into the albums after that. Now, they have my attention again.

Dick Dastardly

8,312 posts

262 months

Thursday 5th May 2016
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The fan base must still be there. In just 2 days the new video has had 7.5m views on their channel alone.

realjv

1,112 posts

165 months

Friday 6th May 2016
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Another new song today called Daydreaming.
https://youtu.be/TTAU7lLDZYU
Not clear whether this or Burn the Witch are both on the album or standalone singles.

Oh yes, that album that we've awaited so long, it arrives on Sunday.

Hub

6,413 posts

197 months

Friday 6th May 2016
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Christ, he looks like that bloke from Shameless!

Love Burn The Witch, not so sure about the vocal on Daydreaming but like the Boards of Canada style warped backing mixed with the strings.

Zod

35,295 posts

257 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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The album is out. A Moon Shaped Pool.

INWB

896 posts

106 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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Zod said:
The album is out. A Moon Shaped Pool.
Been listening this morning - it is pretty downbeat. Not sure I like what they have done True Love Waits tbh. The live version will always be my favourite I think.

Zod

35,295 posts

257 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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INWB said:
Zod said:
The album is out. A Moon Shaped Pool.
Been listening this morning - it is pretty downbeat. Not sure I like what they have done True Love Waits tbh. The live version will always be my favourite I think.
Listened to the first four tracks last night. Downbeat was certainly my impression.

Mr Gearchange

5,892 posts

205 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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Anyone recall an upbeat Radiohead record?

They are without doubt my favourite band of all time - but they simply aren't going to go back to writing rocky guitar anthems - I don't see a reprise of their style on the first three albums anytime soon. Or ever. And that's a good thing - if you want to hear a band to the same st ad-infinitum then go and listen to AC/DC, Foo Fighters, or any of the other purveyors of old rope.

Everything from Kid A onwards has been 'challenging' - some of it has been pretty much unlistenable to my ears - but there have always been gems of pure genius in even the most unaccessable works.

Downloaded the new one today - 6Music played the whole thing last night but i was cooking, bathing kids etc so it didn't get my full attention - but there were bits in there which stood out. Burn the witch is fantastic.
I need a long car journey to give it a good 4 listens - from what I heard so far i like it much more than King of Limbs.

Edited by Mr Gearchange on Monday 9th May 19:01

Mezzanine

9,149 posts

218 months

Tuesday 10th May 2016
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Mr Gearchange said:
Anyone recall an upbeat Radiohead record?
I think 'In Rainbows' is an upbeat album.

It's all relative to the other stuff obviously but the overall feel of that album is of Radiohead remembering to enjoy themselves in my opinion.

Just hope this new one is better than 'King of Limbs', which I found dull and disappointing.



ajprice

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27,322 posts

195 months

Tuesday 10th May 2016
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If you don't want to buy it just yet, its on the BBC 6 Music website player, 28 days left with 'commentary from the 6 Music audience', whatever that means.

Mr Gearchange

5,892 posts

205 months

Tuesday 10th May 2016
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Did 4 listens today back-to-back in the car.
Great album - it will continue to grow on me i think - as they all have. Standout tracks so far are:

Burn the Witch
Decks Dark
Identikit
The Numbers -which I think is my favourite. The strings on it are incredible

Hub

6,413 posts

197 months

Tuesday 10th May 2016
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Mezzanine said:
Mr Gearchange said:
Anyone recall an upbeat Radiohead record?
I think 'In Rainbows' is an upbeat album.

It's all relative to the other stuff obviously but the overall feel of that album is of Radiohead remembering to enjoy themselves in my opinion.

Just hope this new one is better than 'King of Limbs', which I found dull and disappointing.
Yes, In Rainbows has Bodysnatchers and Jigsaw Falling Into Place among others - look up the live in the basement videos on YouTube to see how upbeat they are! I think In Rainbows has become my favourite album of theirs now.

First impressions of this one after 2 listens are that it is better than King of Limbs, which was hard to love - it was a bit dull and too glitchy. It did have Separator on, which is one of their best though.

realjv

1,112 posts

165 months

Thursday 12th May 2016
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Mr Gearchange said:
Did 4 listens today back-to-back in the car.
Great album - it will continue to grow on me i think - as they all have. Standout tracks so far are:

Burn the Witch
Decks Dark
Identikit
The Numbers -which I think is my favourite. The strings on it are incredible
I'd add Glass Eyes to that list which was the first track to really grab me. The arrangement is so sparse but intricate, almost like they deleted every note that wasn't absolutely required.

DuncanM

6,109 posts

278 months

Thursday 12th May 2016
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Mr Gearchange said:
They are without doubt my favourite band of all time -

Edited by Mr Gearchange on Monday 9th May 19:01
My favourite band too, by some distance.

King of Limbs has some great songs on it - Codex being one of their best songs in recent years - but didn't work so well as an album imo.

Love all their stuff, looking forward to a proper listen to A Moon Shaped Pool smile

BraveSirRobin

842 posts

281 months

Thursday 12th May 2016
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I was looking forward to a studio version of Ful Stop. Think I prefer the live version (from around 2012) - the mix on Moon Shaped Pool just seems a bit "off".