[Note: This was a post on the wordpress blog that didn't transfer across here for some reason? so here it is. I've tried to clean it up as best as I can, but alas, I did have some difficulties]
Well, well, well...
Well, well, well...
Look who comes crawling back when there's assignments and work to be done.....
Seriously though, my life has sped up again and there is so much work to be done. But in the spirit all the other procrastinators out there, I have returned with another blog post. So, you get something to read whilst you're trying not to do work, and I get something to write so I feel productive, when I'm actually the least productive I've been for a while. Win-win.
So, what's new? Well, Radiohead is back from the dead if you haven't heard.
Fourteen year old me screams with all the angsty passion she can muster up. Radiohead saved me when I was trying to survive young adolescence. I can't say how many times I have listened to Pablo Honey in my youth, but let me tell you - this stuff was all I clung to, I don't think I would have made it without Radiohead by my side.
So this new release was something totally out of the blue for me. Truth be told, I thought they had broken up ages ago and that was that. I haven't thought about Radiohead in years.
And then there were rumours...
And then there were murmurs...
And then all their social media pages went down and we started paying attention.
Unsurprisingly, it was a really effective campaign set up to launch their new single 'Burn the Witch'. Who thought that in an age of everyone screaming really loudly and making a big deal of everything on social media in attempts to get attention, going quiet was the way to make the loudest statement. I'll tell you now. I have not stopped listening to this track, it's incredible.
Launching their new track on May 3rd with a very creepy stop motion animation music video, Radiohead launched themselves back into the spotlight with what I'm considering as one of their best tracks. My Top 3 Radiohead song list is as follows:
- Burn The Witch
- Creep
- Fake Plastic Trees
What I've always loved about Radiohead is that there has been some sort of commentary interweaved within their beautiful lyricism. I think the boldest statement they were making with this one track is the state of the media, and in particular the mob mentality on social media today - we're so keen to shoot the messenger, to burn the witch.
Now before I scare you all away by getting all Grade 12 Literature with you all and go on and on about the symbolism of the music video and the publicity campaign. Let me talk about what makes this track so gosh darn amazing.
It's this sloooowww build up. Just listen to it leading into that chorus. The violins in the background are slightly unsettling, you feel unease. I've had this song on loop trying to do assignments, and I'm just so anxious. But not in a bad way. It's incredible how certain songs make you feel, and as those cellos lead you into the chorus - holy shit, that release. So yeah. This song is kinda a big deal. The lyrics just don't settle in with the somewhat upbeat tempo of the music - it's the type of song you want to hear over and over again just so that your brain can comprehend what it's listening to.
If you want a more complete deconstruction of the song, without listening to me wax and wane poetically, I suggest you check out this page. I am so excited to see what's to come for Radiohead. If this is just a taster, I can't even begin to comprehend what other amazing stuff they're about to release.
I'll leave you with something a bit fun, here's my all time favourite bae covering one of my all time favourite bands.
Love you all!
xx Kristen
