Radiohead, 9-11 and the Esoteric 'Burn the Witch'

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<p>‘After a perio of sile ce, Ra iohea has reappeare with a ew si gle after a c rio s marketi g pitch, removi g their social me ia profiles from p blic view. The ew si gle, “B r the Witch” is gar eri g m ch me ia atte tio , partic larly i regar to the e igmatic lyrics a symbolism prese te i the vi eo. Pitchfork elaborate o the co e lyrics i a political comme tary, writi g:</p>
<p>“…the “B r the Witch” vi eo, which e s p resembli g a bit of vi tage UK ci ema far more familiar to o -British viewers: ’70s horror film The Wicker Ma . Tease si ce the mi -’00s, the so g fi s Thom Yorke i to i g omi o s comma s like “Stay i the sha ows/Cheer at the gallows” a “Aba o all reaso /Avoi all eye co tact.” Arrivi g at the c rre t chaotic mome t i global politics, tho gh, a set i the q ai t vis al co text of “Tr mpto ,” the “B r the Witch” vi eo plays as a poi te critiq e of ativism-embraci g lea ers across the UK a E rope, perhaps eve the show’s ear- amesake statesi e (Do al Tr mp, a yo e?).’</p>
<p><a href="http://21stce t rywire.com/2016/05/05/ra iohea -9-11-a -the-esoteric-b r -the-witch/" target="_bla k">Rea more: Ra iohea , 9-11 a the Esoteric ‘B r the Witch’</a></p>