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Yeah, watch this: this will be the first release of theirs that I actively anticipate and look forward to rather than getting into it retroactively after much curmudgeonly whining on my part, and this will be the first one to just flat out suck. I doubt it, but wouldn’t that be the kicker.
No way, man, they’ve got your number. They’re just a good band that writes good songs that play to their strengths. They’re at a point where they’re clearly enjoying themselves, but they still put a ton of thought and consideration into everything they release. What more could you ask for?
If it means they get a bit repetitive in their old age, so be it. I could go for another dozen or so In Rainbowses before I’d get tired of that.
I like repetitive. I don’t need things to change. If they keep things mostly similar to what they’ve been doing then I’ll be happy with that.
My hope for this one is that they go a bit darker — more down the line of the recent krautrock-y single of theirs, These Are My Twisted Words, which reminded me more of the most recent Portishead than it did of In Rainbows. I mean, it’s still obviously Radiohead and, in the grand scheme of things, not that much different from what they’ve been doing. I don’t think it’s really a step forwards, back, or sideways. Mostly I just really like that song and I want more stuff like it. It’s just… fucking… I dunno. Evil.