Radiohead’s Thom Yorke Drops Surprise New Solo Song ‘5.17’
Already within the midst of his Radiohead facet challenge The Smile, Thom Yorke dropped a shock new tune titled “5.17” on streaming companies with out warning Sunday. Whereas it’s unclear why the piano ballad all of the sudden appeared — reps for Yorke didn’t instantly reply to Rolling Stone’s request for remark — its arrival…
Already within the midst of his Radiohead facet challenge The Smile, Thom Yorke dropped a shock new tune titled “5.17” on streaming companies with out warning Sunday.
Whereas it’s unclear why the piano ballad all of the sudden appeared — reps for Yorke didn’t instantly reply to Rolling Stone’s request for remark — its arrival coincides with Sunday’s premiere of the third episode of Peaky Blinders’ sixth season, which Yorke and band mate Jonny Greenwood reportedly contributed new music to.
“Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood contributed some authentic stuff,” Peaky Blinders director Anthony Byrne beforehand told NME. “I’m over the moon about all of that. The music has all the time been actually essential traditionally, and I used to be actually eager to convey a dramatic rating into it. We’re utilizing that rather more on this season. It’s a a lot heavier season so the rating is taking issues in a really totally different route.”
Radiohead’s music has beforehand featured on the present, with “You & Whose Military?” and “Pyramid Music” among the many tracks on a recently announced vinyl soundtrack for the collection; “5.17” shares tonal similarities to each of these Radiohead classics.
Moreover, a second new Yorke tune — “That’s How Horses Are,” as hinted on the one’s art work and an inventory on Apple Music — is scheduled for launch on April 3, the date of Peaky Blinders’ collection finale.
Forward of the Smile’s debut LP, the trio of Yorke, Greenwood and drummer Tom Skinner have to date shared the singles “The Smoke” and “You Will By no means Work in Tv Once more.”