Rankin-Bass Presents “The Wicker Man”
May 3, 2016 9:25 AM Subscribe
Radiohead have released a video for “Burn The Witch”, the lead single off of their upcoming album. It was directed by Chris Hopewell.
The 1973 version is still the best.
posted by fmoralesc at 9:37 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by fmoralesc at 9:37 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
Sunday was Beltane, but I appreciate this post, even if it was late for its appointment with the Wicker Man.
posted by maxsparber at 9:37 AM on May 3, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by maxsparber at 9:37 AM on May 3, 2016 [4 favorites]
At the time of writing there's playlist on YouTube of Camberwick Green, and another of Trumpton. Chigley seems to be getting less attention, but prove me wrong, why don't you.
The music is especially wonderful.
posted by Grangousier at 9:43 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
The music is especially wonderful.
posted by Grangousier at 9:43 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
It's a good song, but if this is actually the real lead-off single and not just an early track release, I'm worried.
King of Limbs was the first Radiohead album that never sunk in with me, and science knows I tried. (Hail To The Thief was a difficult one to get into but is now probably my second favorite, so I'm willing to give RH a lot of chances.)
KoL made me wonder if they were succumbing to what is nearly inevitable with artists who achieve major fame and influence: have they started believing the hype?
Their bad experience with Pablo Honey/Creep I think put a real deep-seated sense of needing to prove themselves again and again, and it fueled the genius of everything from The Bends through Hail To The Thief. I think I saw some cracks in In Rainbows, and KoL, as I said, felt like they weren't worried anymore about whether it was amazing or not.
There are very, very few artists who have multi-decade careers and with multi-millions in the bank that you can still feel how deeply they dug into themselves to create a new artwork. Peter Gabriel is one of them, and so was David Bowie. I worry that I can't keep Radiohead on that list anymore.
posted by chimaera at 9:51 AM on May 3, 2016 [2 favorites]
King of Limbs was the first Radiohead album that never sunk in with me, and science knows I tried. (Hail To The Thief was a difficult one to get into but is now probably my second favorite, so I'm willing to give RH a lot of chances.)
KoL made me wonder if they were succumbing to what is nearly inevitable with artists who achieve major fame and influence: have they started believing the hype?
Their bad experience with Pablo Honey/Creep I think put a real deep-seated sense of needing to prove themselves again and again, and it fueled the genius of everything from The Bends through Hail To The Thief. I think I saw some cracks in In Rainbows, and KoL, as I said, felt like they weren't worried anymore about whether it was amazing or not.
There are very, very few artists who have multi-decade careers and with multi-millions in the bank that you can still feel how deeply they dug into themselves to create a new artwork. Peter Gabriel is one of them, and so was David Bowie. I worry that I can't keep Radiohead on that list anymore.
posted by chimaera at 9:51 AM on May 3, 2016 [2 favorites]
Alcohol made from tomatoes? Creepy.
posted by Mchelly at 9:52 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Mchelly at 9:52 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
Oh man, I've been working on a post for LP9 but the video still took me by surprise. Rumor has it there will be more such videos in dribs and drabs -- including one by Paul Thomas Anderson -- with the final release On A Friday. GET HYPE.
posted by Rhaomi at 9:55 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Rhaomi at 9:55 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
Neat video but the song doesn't do much for me and sounds as listless as King of Limbs which I could never get into. In Rainbows might be my favorite album of theirs and I really felt let down by KoL and this sounds like more of the same.
posted by octothorpe at 9:59 AM on May 3, 2016
posted by octothorpe at 9:59 AM on May 3, 2016
I've been a Radiohead obsessive for 20 years (ouch) at this point, and King of Limbs was also my first true disappointment. While this isn't an earth-shattering song, it's much much better than anything from KoL. The lyrics have been bouncing around since at least 2004, and it feels much more cohesive than anything since Hail to the Thief as well.
I'm excited and holding out hope. I realize that really nothing they put out could transport me in the same way as the old stuff did, because I am 37 and not 17 or even 27 at this point.
posted by Windigo at 10:00 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
I'm excited and holding out hope. I realize that really nothing they put out could transport me in the same way as the old stuff did, because I am 37 and not 17 or even 27 at this point.
posted by Windigo at 10:00 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
I'm not sure how I feel about the classical aspect creeping into their aesthetic even more. This song is fine, but it feels less original and uniquely RH than other stuff. I don't think that's a problem.
Strangely, I was thinking about how one would ferment some tomatoes into something drinkable last weekend. Like... bruschetta-wine. I'm pretty sure it would be as awful as I imagined it.
posted by lownote at 10:01 AM on May 3, 2016
Strangely, I was thinking about how one would ferment some tomatoes into something drinkable last weekend. Like... bruschetta-wine. I'm pretty sure it would be as awful as I imagined it.
posted by lownote at 10:01 AM on May 3, 2016
TKOL was the first Radiohead album in ages to leave me disappointed, but I'm happy to say I like this track. I'm getting excited now.
posted by synecdoche at 10:09 AM on May 3, 2016
posted by synecdoche at 10:09 AM on May 3, 2016
Well, I liked The King of Limbs and they're apples, for fucks' sake.
posted by Grangousier at 10:12 AM on May 3, 2016 [18 favorites]
posted by Grangousier at 10:12 AM on May 3, 2016 [18 favorites]
The strings are just so good.
posted by Windigo at 10:16 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Windigo at 10:16 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
Tine flies by when you're the driver of a ....bees?
posted by hawthorne at 10:18 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by hawthorne at 10:18 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
Actually less Rankin-Bass and more George Pal.
posted by oneswellfoop at 10:23 AM on May 3, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by oneswellfoop at 10:23 AM on May 3, 2016 [2 favorites]
This song is awesome and I have been waiting like 20 years for Jonny to finally put a goddamn orchestra on an RH album. LP9 is gonna be amazing. GET HYPE.
posted by Lutoslawski at 10:26 AM on May 3, 2016 [6 favorites]
posted by Lutoslawski at 10:26 AM on May 3, 2016 [6 favorites]
Imagine how awesome Lift would be if they dusted it off and gave it the full string treatment
posted by Windigo at 10:29 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Windigo at 10:29 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
Where's the bear suit? Where's the woman punching? WHERE ARE THE BEES?!? THIS WON"T BRING BACK OUR GODDAMN HONEY!!!
Great track though. It's got a nice beat, and you can dance to it!
posted by Trinity-Gehenna at 10:31 AM on May 3, 2016 [4 favorites]
Great track though. It's got a nice beat, and you can dance to it!
posted by Trinity-Gehenna at 10:31 AM on May 3, 2016 [4 favorites]
Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Oh God! Oh Jesus Christ!
posted by Grangousier at 10:33 AM on May 3, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by Grangousier at 10:33 AM on May 3, 2016 [3 favorites]
This sounds what I'd expect Coldplay to sound like if they got a producer to squeeze them instead of making soundtracks to eat breakfast bran by.
I say this both as a compliment, and kind of "heh".
posted by lmfsilva at 10:53 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
I say this both as a compliment, and kind of "heh".
posted by lmfsilva at 10:53 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
Just watched it again, there's something kind of Banksy-ish about the whole thing.
posted by carter at 10:58 AM on May 3, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by carter at 10:58 AM on May 3, 2016 [2 favorites]
The extremely confusing thing about this song is that it's the Riverbed by Owen Pallett except much less exciting.
posted by everythingyoudoisaballoon at 11:26 AM on May 3, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by everythingyoudoisaballoon at 11:26 AM on May 3, 2016 [3 favorites]
Yes! I was just going to say that the song reminded me heavily of Owen Pallett's 'Heartland', which is not a bad thing in itself, but I can't shake the feeling that Pallett did it better...
posted by fmoralesc at 11:31 AM on May 3, 2016
posted by fmoralesc at 11:31 AM on May 3, 2016
Interesting as I thought KOL was a great record. On rotation at least once a month and how old is it now? Cannot wait....
posted by repoman at 11:35 AM on May 3, 2016
posted by repoman at 11:35 AM on May 3, 2016
See, and I think Radiohead's 'version' is miles above Pallett's 'version' in terms of artistry and excitement.
Music! There's something for everyone! Isn't it great that it's not a contest?
posted by Windigo at 11:36 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
Music! There's something for everyone! Isn't it great that it's not a contest?
posted by Windigo at 11:36 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
Music! There's something for everyone! Isn't it great that it's not a contest?
♬My band is better than your band / We’ve got more songs than a song convention♬
posted by Going To Maine at 11:48 AM on May 3, 2016 [7 favorites]
♬My band is better than your band / We’ve got more songs than a song convention♬
posted by Going To Maine at 11:48 AM on May 3, 2016 [7 favorites]
My favorite Radiohead material mostly came out before In Rainbows. But that's sort of mathematically inevitable, isn't it? How excellent would In Rainbows and TKOL have to be to tip the balance against The Bends, OKC, Kid A, Amnesiac and Hail to the Thief?
It is unquestionable that they are still working really hard and putting out great stuff. Their live shows are still great too -- probably getting better. They continue to revisit and develop their songs from 10+ years ago, and their current interpretations are often better than what they released.
From the last two albums, at a glance, I find Separator, Nude and Reckoner all to be sublime, with a bunch of other very strong picks. I see no reason to complain! And the new material that has turned up over the last few years, including now this, all seems pretty promising. I'm excited!
posted by grobstein at 11:49 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
It is unquestionable that they are still working really hard and putting out great stuff. Their live shows are still great too -- probably getting better. They continue to revisit and develop their songs from 10+ years ago, and their current interpretations are often better than what they released.
From the last two albums, at a glance, I find Separator, Nude and Reckoner all to be sublime, with a bunch of other very strong picks. I see no reason to complain! And the new material that has turned up over the last few years, including now this, all seems pretty promising. I'm excited!
posted by grobstein at 11:49 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
Well, yes, of course. When it comes to 'excitement', of course that involves some subjectivity and it is faultless to disagree. But about 'artistry'? I think neither has too much advantage on the other in that dimension.
I think, at least in my case, the observation was prompted by seeing some fans online saying this song was super "unique", which it absolutely is not. SInce TKOL at least the influences in their music have been much more obvious.
posted by fmoralesc at 11:57 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
I think, at least in my case, the observation was prompted by seeing some fans online saying this song was super "unique", which it absolutely is not. SInce TKOL at least the influences in their music have been much more obvious.
posted by fmoralesc at 11:57 AM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
Yeah I'm not really equipped to comment on how "unique" Radiohead's stuff is. There has been this dialectic since Kid A at least. Some commentators praise it as new and unique. Others respond that it wears its influences on its sleeve, and that if you only knew the relevant source material you wouldn't be that impressed.
So I guess my inexpert synthesis would be something like: Radiohead has long been magpie-like, taking ideas from many sources. But, within the rock idiom at least, they have been distinctive in both their choice of materials and the uses they put them to.
Of the new song, I wouldn't say that it sounds like literally nothing I've heard. But it sounds different from the things it sounds like, anyway, and it sounds different from older Radiohead. I like it. I expect it will grow on me.
posted by grobstein at 12:17 PM on May 3, 2016 [2 favorites]
So I guess my inexpert synthesis would be something like: Radiohead has long been magpie-like, taking ideas from many sources. But, within the rock idiom at least, they have been distinctive in both their choice of materials and the uses they put them to.
Of the new song, I wouldn't say that it sounds like literally nothing I've heard. But it sounds different from the things it sounds like, anyway, and it sounds different from older Radiohead. I like it. I expect it will grow on me.
posted by grobstein at 12:17 PM on May 3, 2016 [2 favorites]
SInce TKOL at least the influences in their music have been much more obvious.
Man, if you ever listen to “Mild Und Liese” you’ll realize that they’ve been wearing their influences on their sleeve since Kid A. It’s just that you’re savvy enough to know what they are.
posted by Going To Maine at 12:32 PM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
Man, if you ever listen to “Mild Und Liese” you’ll realize that they’ve been wearing their influences on their sleeve since Kid A. It’s just that you’re savvy enough to know what they are.
posted by Going To Maine at 12:32 PM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
Jeez if you guys were just more familiar with Complaintes by Moines de l'abbaye de Saint Benoît maybe you'd know how derivative this is, maybe broaden your horizons dudes
posted by beerperson at 12:38 PM on May 3, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by beerperson at 12:38 PM on May 3, 2016 [3 favorites]
And "The Bends" and "Pablo Honey" are coming from grunge, punk rock, Pixies, and etc., etc. Bands have influences. What is the alternative - that the music ought to be 100% purely original? That is a perfectly impossible standard to hold anyone to, and it's not clear to me that it's a worthwhile goal in the first place. Where is the conversation about what Prince stole from James Brown? Doesn't matter, 'cuz what Prince did was great, even though you can hear the lineage from James Brown. I don't see how Radiohead is any different.
Radiohead make great, thoughtful, innovative music. And they are about to drop a load of new stuff on us. Aren't we lucky! Thank you, Radiohead!
posted by fingers_of_fire at 12:40 PM on May 3, 2016 [5 favorites]
Radiohead make great, thoughtful, innovative music. And they are about to drop a load of new stuff on us. Aren't we lucky! Thank you, Radiohead!
posted by fingers_of_fire at 12:40 PM on May 3, 2016 [5 favorites]
Radiohead has long been magpie-like, taking ideas from many sources. But, within the rock idiom at least, they have been distinctive in both their choice of materials and the uses they put them to.
Oh, I agree with that 100%. Even Thom's lyrics have generally been a mish-mash of common phrases combined with more opaque references, tied together with his own poetry. They are magpies, for sure, from their earliest days.
posted by Windigo at 12:43 PM on May 3, 2016
Oh, I agree with that 100%. Even Thom's lyrics have generally been a mish-mash of common phrases combined with more opaque references, tied together with his own poetry. They are magpies, for sure, from their earliest days.
posted by Windigo at 12:43 PM on May 3, 2016
Marc Hogan has a hot take at Pitchfork: “Decoding the Politics in Radiohead’s ‘Burn the Witch’ Video”
posted by Going To Maine at 1:37 PM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Going To Maine at 1:37 PM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
I love the Camberwicker Man music video. And I like the song. Color me hyped, I guess?
posted by Jansku at 1:44 PM on May 3, 2016
posted by Jansku at 1:44 PM on May 3, 2016
Enjoyed the song, didn't really care much about the video. It was just kind of a thing that happened.
posted by Existential Dread at 2:59 PM on May 3, 2016
posted by Existential Dread at 2:59 PM on May 3, 2016
1. The Wicker Man remake didn't happen. It doesn't exist. Can't we all agree on this, for the sake of a better world?
2. That Pitchfork hot take is hot garbage. The video's all about Donald Trump and other right wing politicians because... they're in the news a lot and also the old British children's show that inspired the video's aesthetic has Trump's name in it? There it is, you cracked the code, dude. The article barely even talks about the video itself at all.
posted by One Second Before Awakening at 3:06 PM on May 3, 2016 [3 favorites]
2. That Pitchfork hot take is hot garbage. The video's all about Donald Trump and other right wing politicians because... they're in the news a lot and also the old British children's show that inspired the video's aesthetic has Trump's name in it? There it is, you cracked the code, dude. The article barely even talks about the video itself at all.
posted by One Second Before Awakening at 3:06 PM on May 3, 2016 [3 favorites]
Neat animation, but it's a shame no one thought to clean the lint out of the projector before transferring the film strip to digital.
posted by Nelson at 3:08 PM on May 3, 2016
posted by Nelson at 3:08 PM on May 3, 2016
2. That Pitchfork hot take is hot garbage. The video's all about Donald Trump and other right wing politicians because... they're in the news a lot and also the old British children's show that inspired the video's aesthetic has Trump's name in it? There it is, you cracked the code, dude. The article barely even talks about the video itself at all.
Yeah, that's an awfully conventional political moral for a Radiohead song. Like they just happen to have the same politics as the Washington Post editorial board. Obviously they are not down with the resurgent nativism in politics. But they are not down with the longer-run mainstream in politics, either, which is generally obvious from their work.
So I don't think they are singling out the paranoid fringe for attack. They have always been after the paranoid center.
(The connection with Trump seems especially strained. Yes, he is terrible. But is he really associated with the imagined rural good ol' days? His image is gold-plated skyscrapers in Manhattan.)
posted by grobstein at 3:18 PM on May 3, 2016 [3 favorites]
Yeah, that's an awfully conventional political moral for a Radiohead song. Like they just happen to have the same politics as the Washington Post editorial board. Obviously they are not down with the resurgent nativism in politics. But they are not down with the longer-run mainstream in politics, either, which is generally obvious from their work.
So I don't think they are singling out the paranoid fringe for attack. They have always been after the paranoid center.
(The connection with Trump seems especially strained. Yes, he is terrible. But is he really associated with the imagined rural good ol' days? His image is gold-plated skyscrapers in Manhattan.)
posted by grobstein at 3:18 PM on May 3, 2016 [3 favorites]
Also: while the video is a very literal interpretation of the lyrics, that doesn't mean it is a direct expression of what Radiohead is getting at. Obviously they approved the video, but in all likelihood they did not have Trumpston in mind while working on the song.
(They've also been working on this song since 2002.)
posted by grobstein at 3:50 PM on May 3, 2016
(They've also been working on this song since 2002.)
posted by grobstein at 3:50 PM on May 3, 2016
In regards to people questioning whether this song is original or not... I assure you it is radiohead and this is a new song they have written. It did not exist before, and it exists because of them. Robots and electronic software were minimally involved beyond standard production equipment and instruments. This is, by definition, original.
posted by Nanukthedog at 3:51 PM on May 3, 2016
posted by Nanukthedog at 3:51 PM on May 3, 2016
Also: any Brits who can explain why the video is exactly like Hot Fuzz?
posted by grobstein at 4:03 PM on May 3, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by grobstein at 4:03 PM on May 3, 2016 [2 favorites]
At a guess, they are parodies of the same kind of thing, I suppose.
posted by grobstein at 4:04 PM on May 3, 2016
posted by grobstein at 4:04 PM on May 3, 2016
I urge all TKOL skeptics to check out the From The Basement version. Each and every track absolutely smokes the original. I might be more excited for a potential FTB of their new album than the album itself.
I try and give myself 24 hours to digest any new Radiohead media since I'm an irrational fanboy but man I love this song. It reminds me of Karma Police if it was written/recorded during the HTTT and IR era.
I'm hoping that we get entirely new songs instead of album cuts of old material since those have missed (Nude, Morning Mr Magpie) more than they have hit (Reckoner, even though the recorded song sounds nothing like the older live one). Old Lift is way better than New Lift and it should stay in the vault.
posted by Diskeater at 4:36 PM on May 3, 2016 [2 favorites]
I try and give myself 24 hours to digest any new Radiohead media since I'm an irrational fanboy but man I love this song. It reminds me of Karma Police if it was written/recorded during the HTTT and IR era.
I'm hoping that we get entirely new songs instead of album cuts of old material since those have missed (Nude, Morning Mr Magpie) more than they have hit (Reckoner, even though the recorded song sounds nothing like the older live one). Old Lift is way better than New Lift and it should stay in the vault.
posted by Diskeater at 4:36 PM on May 3, 2016 [2 favorites]
Where's the bear suit? Where's the woman punching? WHERE ARE THE BEES?!? THIS WON"T BRING BACK OUR GODDAMN HONEY!!!
That's Summersisle.
This is Summerisle, in the Hebrides, them are apples, on the tree there was a bird, the landlord's daughter, caper, man, and, oh Christ, onward Christian soldiers, sumer is icumen in.
posted by maxsparber at 4:40 PM on May 3, 2016 [5 favorites]
That's Summersisle.
This is Summerisle, in the Hebrides, them are apples, on the tree there was a bird, the landlord's daughter, caper, man, and, oh Christ, onward Christian soldiers, sumer is icumen in.
posted by maxsparber at 4:40 PM on May 3, 2016 [5 favorites]
Also: any Brits who can explain why the video is exactly like Hot Fuzz?
I'm a Kiwi, but it seems obvious - the video is presenting a cheerily idyllic village, with a murderously dark cultish underbelly. Which is what Hot Fuzz did.
posted by Sebmojo at 4:41 PM on May 3, 2016
I'm a Kiwi, but it seems obvious - the video is presenting a cheerily idyllic village, with a murderously dark cultish underbelly. Which is what Hot Fuzz did.
posted by Sebmojo at 4:41 PM on May 3, 2016
spoiler, I guess
posted by Sebmojo at 4:44 PM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Sebmojo at 4:44 PM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
A big bushy beard!
posted by Artw at 4:47 PM on May 3, 2016 [5 favorites]
posted by Artw at 4:47 PM on May 3, 2016 [5 favorites]
I urge all TKOL skeptics to check out the From The Basement version.
Sorry. I saw it, and I saw them four times live on that tour. TKoL Just didn't speak to me at all. I haven't listened to it in years now.
posted by Windigo at 4:52 PM on May 3, 2016
Sorry. I saw it, and I saw them four times live on that tour. TKoL Just didn't speak to me at all. I haven't listened to it in years now.
posted by Windigo at 4:52 PM on May 3, 2016
Really great.
posted by turbid dahlia at 5:13 PM on May 3, 2016
posted by turbid dahlia at 5:13 PM on May 3, 2016
Why King of Limbs is Radiohead's greatest and most influential record
posted by moorooka at 5:26 PM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by moorooka at 5:26 PM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
Radiohead is a band who exists in such a deep mainstream-underground that I've long since lost the ability to determine what is sarcasm/satire about them and what is not.
Everything they've done since The Bends sounds more or less the same to me, and I find it hilarious that they're the platinum-standard "band as a business" yet are consumed by people who largely identify with cutting edge starving-artist songs of the moment.
They're a good band and came at the perfect time for what they do, but it really seems like the fans put about 10000% more thought in to everything they do than the members of Radiohead do.
"You know what'd be pretty fucking sick?"
(smokes weed from millionaires-only future glass piece)
"A video that looks like those 60s claymation kids cartoons, but with violence or something"
(pays contract graphic designer to create said video)
"Yeah man that's cool, it's like Thanksgiving but with murder or whatever. I read the Scarlet Letter in high school, not sure why I'm thinking about that watching this video."
(rolls joint out of royalties check)
And then we end up with the Pitchfork article finding political symbolism in every frame and subsequent 10000 comment Reddit thread debating merit of Pitchfork's laughably naive/pretentious look at said video.
Radiohead man, too complicated.
posted by GreyboxHero at 5:43 PM on May 3, 2016
Everything they've done since The Bends sounds more or less the same to me, and I find it hilarious that they're the platinum-standard "band as a business" yet are consumed by people who largely identify with cutting edge starving-artist songs of the moment.
They're a good band and came at the perfect time for what they do, but it really seems like the fans put about 10000% more thought in to everything they do than the members of Radiohead do.
"You know what'd be pretty fucking sick?"
(smokes weed from millionaires-only future glass piece)
"A video that looks like those 60s claymation kids cartoons, but with violence or something"
(pays contract graphic designer to create said video)
"Yeah man that's cool, it's like Thanksgiving but with murder or whatever. I read the Scarlet Letter in high school, not sure why I'm thinking about that watching this video."
(rolls joint out of royalties check)
And then we end up with the Pitchfork article finding political symbolism in every frame and subsequent 10000 comment Reddit thread debating merit of Pitchfork's laughably naive/pretentious look at said video.
Radiohead man, too complicated.
posted by GreyboxHero at 5:43 PM on May 3, 2016
Everything they've done since The Bends sounds more or less the same to me
Now this intrigues me, because I can’t for the life of me understand how your ears listen to Kid A and OK Computer and think that those two albums sound similar. But hey, ears are funny things.
Honestly, what this thread makes me want to do is go through the back catalog, starting with KoL since I also basically gave it a pass.
posted by Going To Maine at 5:55 PM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
Now this intrigues me, because I can’t for the life of me understand how your ears listen to Kid A and OK Computer and think that those two albums sound similar. But hey, ears are funny things.
Honestly, what this thread makes me want to do is go through the back catalog, starting with KoL since I also basically gave it a pass.
posted by Going To Maine at 5:55 PM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
Everything they've done since The Bends sounds more or less the same to me
Either you're deaf or a most profoundly unmusical person. Either way, no need to disparage what you can't appreciate.
posted by moorooka at 5:59 PM on May 3, 2016 [4 favorites]
Either you're deaf or a most profoundly unmusical person. Either way, no need to disparage what you can't appreciate.
posted by moorooka at 5:59 PM on May 3, 2016 [4 favorites]
You guys, Hot Fuzz is largely a parody of the excellent 1973 British horror film The Wicker Man. This music video is essentially an animated summary of the plot of The Wicker Man, so that's why there's a certain similarity to Hot Fuzz. Go watch The Wicker Man, it's amazing! (Don't watch the terrible remake)
posted by One Second Before Awakening at 8:53 PM on May 3, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by One Second Before Awakening at 8:53 PM on May 3, 2016 [3 favorites]
Holding out for Radiohead doing a Corn Rigs and Barley Rigs cover.
posted by Artw at 8:54 PM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Artw at 8:54 PM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
CORN RIGS AND BARLEY RIGS AND
posted by One Second Before Awakening at 9:00 PM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by One Second Before Awakening at 9:00 PM on May 3, 2016 [1 favorite]
You guys, Hot Fuzz is largely a parody of the excellent 1973 British horror film The Wicker Man.
To be fair, Hot Fuzz is a parody of a lot of things.
posted by Going To Maine at 9:07 PM on May 3, 2016 [2 favorites]
To be fair, Hot Fuzz is a parody of a lot of things.
posted by Going To Maine at 9:07 PM on May 3, 2016 [2 favorites]
--HAPPY NIGHT, AMONG THE RIGS WITH -- WILL YOU SEND A DINGHY PLEASE!?!?!? A DINGHY!!
posted by One Second Before Awakening at 9:46 PM on May 3, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by One Second Before Awakening at 9:46 PM on May 3, 2016 [2 favorites]
Radiohead is famous for its apples.
posted by betweenthebars at 10:17 PM on May 3, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by betweenthebars at 10:17 PM on May 3, 2016 [4 favorites]
Kind of thrilled that so few people in this thread like King of Limbs. Just makes me all the more smitten with it.
And seconding, DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES watch the horrifyingly awful remake of The Wicker Man.
posted by blucevalo at 8:51 AM on May 4, 2016 [1 favorite]
And seconding, DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES watch the horrifyingly awful remake of The Wicker Man.
posted by blucevalo at 8:51 AM on May 4, 2016 [1 favorite]
Kind of thrilled that so few people in this thread like King of Limbs. Just makes me all the more smitten with it.
That means more bleepy-bloops for you!
My favorite song post-IR is These are my Twisted Words.
posted by Windigo at 10:42 AM on May 4, 2016 [1 favorite]
That means more bleepy-bloops for you!
My favorite song post-IR is These are my Twisted Words.
posted by Windigo at 10:42 AM on May 4, 2016 [1 favorite]
Gil Kaufman at Billboard: “Radiohead Animator Says Islamophobia & ‘Wicker Man’ Influenced Eerie ‘Burn the Witch’ Video”
posted by Going To Maine at 2:34 PM on May 4, 2016
posted by Going To Maine at 2:34 PM on May 4, 2016
And seconding, DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES watch the horrifyingly awful remake of The Wicker Man.
ignoring it will not bring back your goddamn honey.
posted by lmfsilva at 3:08 PM on May 4, 2016 [3 favorites]
ignoring it will not bring back your goddamn honey.
posted by lmfsilva at 3:08 PM on May 4, 2016 [3 favorites]
According to Apple Music, as of this morning, I have listened to this song 28 times.
I think I like it.
posted by Lucinda at 6:40 AM on May 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
I think I like it.
posted by Lucinda at 6:40 AM on May 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
The Pitchfork article is poorly written, but I don't think its a stretch to see that a group like Radiohead would making something pointing out how disgusting small town "Keep Britain Pure" immigration policies are.
posted by lownote at 7:57 AM on May 5, 2016
posted by lownote at 7:57 AM on May 5, 2016
Erm, yes it is? Basically outside of "village life might be a bit insular" there's not a hell of a lot of overlap.
posted by Artw at 8:18 AM on May 5, 2016
posted by Artw at 8:18 AM on May 5, 2016
I mean, if you're upset that it isn't spelled out word for word, I guess that's fine, but also, you're not watching a political essay. Had the figure burnt alive appeared to be a Syrian refugee, people would have been groaning at that instead.
posted by lownote at 8:40 AM on May 5, 2016
posted by lownote at 8:40 AM on May 5, 2016
According to Apple Music, as of this morning, I have listened to this song 28 times.
It's been stuck in my head for the last few days, as well. I thought it was pretty understated at first, but it's surprisingly earwormy.
posted by Existential Dread at 9:10 AM on May 5, 2016
It's been stuck in my head for the last few days, as well. I thought it was pretty understated at first, but it's surprisingly earwormy.
posted by Existential Dread at 9:10 AM on May 5, 2016
To my own surprise, I find that I’m really getting hyped up about this release. We’ve been surrounded by surprise drops from bands I like, but I’ve been almost inevitably skipping the albums, or just adding them to the ever-growing stack of things to eventually hear. But this, suddenly has jumped to the top of the queue and I really want the dang release to come out - despite the fact that I almost never listen to Radiohead these days. It’s an interesting marker of the kind of psychic space that the band occupies for me.
posted by Going To Maine at 2:20 PM on May 5, 2016
posted by Going To Maine at 2:20 PM on May 5, 2016
Daydreaming is out as a video directed by Paul Thomas Anderson NOW.
posted by maudlin at 8:16 AM on May 6, 2016
posted by maudlin at 8:16 AM on May 6, 2016
New album available digitally this Sunday, May 8th at 7pm BST (that's 2pm EST). Better plan an early Mother's Day brunch.
posted by Diskeater at 8:23 AM on May 6, 2016
posted by Diskeater at 8:23 AM on May 6, 2016
Thom Yorke seems to be aging into Willie Nelson.
posted by Going To Maine at 8:32 AM on May 6, 2016 [5 favorites]
posted by Going To Maine at 8:32 AM on May 6, 2016 [5 favorites]
Thom Yorke seems to be aging into Willie Nelson.
May one infer the influence of cannabis sativa?
posted by Grangousier at 1:34 PM on May 6, 2016
May one infer the influence of cannabis sativa?
posted by Grangousier at 1:34 PM on May 6, 2016
May one infer the influence of cannabis sativa?
I'd guess he's more of an indica man. Need to slow down all that creative insanity. Music literally pours right out of him.
posted by cell divide at 1:35 PM on May 6, 2016
I'd guess he's more of an indica man. Need to slow down all that creative insanity. Music literally pours right out of him.
posted by cell divide at 1:35 PM on May 6, 2016
He seems kind of paranoid
posted by Going To Maine at 2:18 PM on May 6, 2016
posted by Going To Maine at 2:18 PM on May 6, 2016
He seems kind of like an android
posted by beerperson at 2:29 PM on May 6, 2016
posted by beerperson at 2:29 PM on May 6, 2016
Now, don't go talking about people behind their backs, or bad things will happen to you.
posted by lmfsilva at 2:49 PM on May 6, 2016
posted by lmfsilva at 2:49 PM on May 6, 2016
what's he saying at the end of daydreaming?
"Half of my love" - backwards and slowed down.
posted by Windigo at 3:58 PM on May 6, 2016
"Half of my love" - backwards and slowed down.
posted by Windigo at 3:58 PM on May 6, 2016
Just noticed that The King of Limbs has turned up on Spotify in the last couple of days. An Agreement must have been reached.
posted by Sonny Jim at 12:44 AM on May 8, 2016
posted by Sonny Jim at 12:44 AM on May 8, 2016
My favorite song post-IR is These are my Twisted Words.Me too! Actually, all of my favourite Radiohead songs released since IR are non-album tracks. Not just TAMTW, but Supercollider, The Daily Mail, and Spectre too. If the gorgeous Silent Spring doesn't make it onto LP9, I guess we can add that one to the list as well.
posted by Sonny Jim at 7:16 AM on May 8, 2016
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Good to know they still love their kids' TV - they wanted Oliver Postgate to direct There There
posted by DanCall at 9:32 AM on May 3, 2016 [2 favorites]