Radiohead- Burn the Witch

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Image result for radioheadRadiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire. They formed in 1985, the band consists of Thom Yorke, Ed O'brien, Phil Selway, and brothers Jonny and Colin Greenwood. When Radiohead first got together they were called 'On a Friday' because they practiced on a Friday, however after they were singed in 1991 they changed their name to Radiohead. Their genre of music includes, Art rock, alternative rock, progressive rock, electronica and experimental rock.
In the promotional photos of Radiohead they always appear to be serious, never smiling, emphasising that their music is not necessarily happy and cheery, their music is heartfelt and has meaning to them personally. Some of their photos are uniform, they are all lined up with the same facial expression and are mainly all in black and white. They show themselves to be different from other artists.

 One of their songs, 'burn the witch' is inspired by the wicker man and the Trumpton Trilogy, they show a colt burning a man as a 'human sacrifice' in a wicker man they built which is what happens in the film, 'wicker man' and the music video was relevant to, 'The Trumpton trilogy' as it is a children's television show from the 1960s which is the 'cartoon' part in the video.
The Wicker Man Reference in the video:
-Our hero is a phony 'king for a day'
-Before he arrives, plans are afoot
-The happy painter makes a red cross on the door
-The seesaw is a dunking chair
-Another girl is menaced by six swordsmen
-The 'hero' has seen enough, but still goes on
-He is shown the failing apple crop
-They call it the 'wicker man' rather than the 'burning man'
-He becomes a human sacrfice
-The bird, or the 'cuckoo'  (At the end of the Wicker Man they sing a song including the lyrics, 'Loudly singing, cuckoo!')

A Moon Shaped Pool is the ninth studio album from Radiohead, released digitally on the 8th May 2016. Radiohead recorded the album in Southern France with longtime producer Nigel Godrich. It includes some songs from earlier years, 'True love waits' and 'burn the witch'. Radiohead promoted the album a week before its release by releasing the singles, 'Burn the Witch' and 'Daydreaming' accompanied by music videos. A moon shaped pool received positive reviews and appeared in many publications' list of the year's best albums.
















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