While this floppy disk released back in 1997 along with Radiohead’s game-changing OK Computer LP only contained a screensaver at the time, we now have the lo-fi equivalent of what that promo item seemed to promise. Thanks to the tireless efforts of QuintonSung, OK Computer and its follow-up, Kid A, have been stripped down to their raw DNA in the form of 8-bit digital covers, from start to finish.
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Watch: Thom Yorke Talks Neil Young
Neil Young’s influence on Radiohead is widely known, given that they’ve mined the folk-rock icon’s catalog for covers more than any other artist in their 27-year history. And aside from many mentions of R.E.M., Thom Yorke hasn’t spoken out much about the records that have had the greatest impact on his work over the years. … Read more
Radiohead Releasing “The Daily Mail” / “Staircase”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kRnA8BLrCg
Despite not appearing on The King of Limbs or their Record Store Day single, my favorite new Radiohead song of the year was “The Daily Mail,” originally unveiled with Thom Yorke’s Atoms for Peace before the band played it at Glastonbury and a proper Nigel Godrich-produced rendition arrived a year later on From the Basement. As it turns out, they’re putting this tune out before the new year along with another standout from the TKOL cutting room floor, “Staircase.” Based on Amazon snippets, both tracks were culled from the Basement recordings, though a quick trip back to the above take proves that the live, in-studio version is more than ready for official release. Update: Radiohead shared a stream of both tracks via their official YouTube channel:
“The Daily Mail”
“Staircase”