Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke is In fact I love his current work in The Smile, a side project comprised of Yorke, Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner. So much so, that when an Australian media asked him Double J If you're paying attention to any clamor about Radiohead's future, Yorke responded: “I'm not aware of it and I don't really give a damn.”
The Smile returned this month with Cutsthe trio's second album of 2024 and third in three years. The band has been quite prolific in terms of their output, leading many Radiohead fans to believe that the beloved group would go on an indefinite hiatus so that Yorke and Greenwood could continue focusing on The Smile. This idea was cemented when Greenwood recently revealed that Radiohead had “no plans” for 2025, citing “many individual projects in the works at the moment.”
Speaking to Double J, Yorke confirmed that Radiohead is not a major priority for him at the moment and feels that he and the band have earned themselves some space and freedom to work on their respective projects. “Without offending anyone and being wrong, thank you for caring. But I think we've earned the right to do what makes sense to us without having to explain ourselves or having to answer to anyone's historical idea of what we should do,” Yorke said.
Radiohead may currently be on the back burner, but the quintet has remained busy with plenty of other projects since their 2016 release. A moon-shaped pool. Jonny Greenwood has been busy scoring films and racking up Oscar nominations, while bassist Colin Greenwood released a new photography book called How to Disappear: A Photographic Portrait of Radiohead this month and is on tour with Nick Cave. Ed O'Brien and Philip Selway have both released solo albums, while Yorke has also worked on numerous solo projects, including the soundtrack to the Italian drama film. trust this year.
Still, Radiohead got together to rehearse over the summer, and Colin Greenwood told him NME, “We did some rehearsals about two months ago in London, just to play the old songs, and it was a lot of fun, we had a great time.” When Double J asked him about the rehearsals and whether they were invigorating or not, Yorke gave a somewhat cryptic answer: “Yes. I don't think I have anything to add to that,” he told the Australian media.
Throughout the interview with Double J, Yorke also spoke Cuts and the creative process of The Smile in great detail. He feels this year's unsettling release strategy is very much aligned with the way Jonny Greenwood works: “Jonny and I are at opposite ends of this spectrum,” Yorke said. “Jonny is more impatient and is often already working on another idea in the next room. I like to work on the final details. “I can't help it… It's a relief that everything flows and fits together correctly.”
Yorke also teased his upcoming solo tour of New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Japan, which begins this week. It will be his first solo tour since 2019 and will feature Yorke playing “covers of songs by [his] recent and not so recent past.” “I've been working on this for a while, and with Sam [Petts-Davies]” Yorke told Double J. “It's an experiment, relatively simple, well, not all of it. On stage there will be some machines, a guitar, a piano and me. If it works, I hope it's self-explanatory! get tickets here.
Meanwhile, Yorke also announced plans to adapt the Radiohead song. Greetings to the thief for a new production of Village.
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