Radiohead Did Something

Radiohead did something on Friday, I think. Released an album, maybe? There wasn't much talk about it on the interwebs. Just kidding. King of Limbs is great, duh. But rather than post a track from that album like every other blog in the universe, I wanted to toss up a couple of my favorite less-well-known Radiohead tracks.

I first heard "Where Bluebirds Fly" on a recording of a show Radiohead played in Manchester maybe 8 years ago. They didn't actually play the full song, but just a little teaser of it to open the show; I was hooked. It's Radiohead at their glitchiest, skittering and ominous.

Radiohead - Where Bluebirds Fly (YSI) (filesavr)

"Fake Plastic Trees" is a well known Radiohead song to be sure. But I have a soft spot for one performance in particular -- their rendition of the tune on MTV's shortlived "Live at the 10 Spot."I saw this one on TV when I was younger and couldn't get enough of it. Really a phenomenal song and a great performance.

Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees (Live at the 10 Spot) (YSI) (filesavr)

The final track I'll share is the live performance of Fog from the Com Lag EP. The song was originally a B-side to "Knives Out," but was included as a piano-based, shorter, live song on Com Lag. Last year when I saw Atoms For Peace perform last year, Thom played this song solo and it was gorgeous. Hope you like it too.

Radiohead - Fog (Again) (YSI) (filesavr)