Radiohead Unveil New Song ‘Burn The Witch’ With Stop-Motion Video

The great Radiohead mystery machine is underway, with new album jitters in full bloom after the band broke new ground in their anti-promotional campaign, deleting all social media and casting an all-white page for their official site.

Now, following a series of stop-motion Instagram clips, fans can finally hear the new Radiohead track “Burn The Witch” below, from their upcoming new album (the track will be available digitally on May 4). The song is a delightful departure from the abstract-nightmare sparse-synthscape nightmare soundtracks we’ve grown accustomed to from the band, with lush strings working over pulsing percussion and a low bass drone, while frontman Thom Yorke delivers another dose of his delicious signature abstract sociopolitical damnation.

The stop-motion video was directed by Chris Hopewell, and produced by Jacknife. Watch below as denizens of a small village accuse its citizens of committing various sinful acts, with a very Wicker Man style finish.

The song, a long-cooking title in Radiohead lore, was prefaced recently by frontman Thom Yorke posting lyrical segments from the track on the band’s official site:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just a matter of time now before the full LP comes down the pipe…

“Burn The Witch” single artwork:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radiohead on tour:

05-20-21 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Heineken Music Hall

05-23-24 Paris, France – Le Zénith

05-26-28 London, England – Roundhouse

06-01 Lyon, France – Les Nuits Des Fourvieres

06-03 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound Festival

06-17 Reyjkavik, Iceland – Secret Solstice

07-02 St. Gallen, Switzerland – Openair St. Gallen

07-08 Lisbon, Portugal – Nos Alive Festival

07-26-27 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden

07-29 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza

07-31 Montreal, Québec – Osheaga Music and Arts Festival

08-04 Los Angeles, LA – Shrine Auditorium

08-06 Golden Gate Park, CA – Outside Lands

08-08 Los Angeles, LA – Shrine Auditorium 

08-20 Osaka, Japan – Summersonic Festival

08-21 Tokyo, Japan – Summersonic Festival

09-11 Berlin, Germany – Lollapalooza

10-03-04 Mexico City, Mexico – Palacio de los Deportes

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