"Now, without much warning, nor any particular reason, nor any new music to sell us (that we know of), they have returned to play short residencies in a few European cities. Performing in the round, they take and switch positions behind a gossamer projection screen that initially seems like some kind of shield. As it turns out, no such protection is needed. This is not a fragile re-emergence."
"A deep cut from OK Computer that has long been a fan favourite, its recent adoption by teens on TikTok gave the band their closest thing to a big hit this century. Gorgeous, oddly weightless, gently self-mocking Yorke's mordant joking about his own tendency towards maudlin drivel might be as under-recognised as Kafka's it strikes a peculiar note of hope-against-doubt, bequeathed from gen X to gen Z."
Radiohead returned after nearly ten years without a new record and more than seven years off stage to play short residencies in a few European cities. The five members performed in the round, moving and switching positions behind a gossamer projection screen that initially looked like a shield but proved unnecessary. The band opened with the OK Computer deep cut "Let Down," a song newly embraced on TikTok, and rendered it with energy rather than fragility. Thom Yorke sang "Shell smashed, juices flowing," mixed mordant jokes about his maudlin tendencies, and recent collaborative work with Jonny Greenwood and the Smile was a backdrop to palpable fan anticipation.
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