Un nouveau titre de Radiohead en téléchargement payant

C'est formidable Internet. On se réveille un matin et hop, première news, Radiohead propose une nouvelle chanson sur son site web. Pas d'album à l'horizon, mais juste ce titre lent et hanté, noyé sous un arrangement de cordes signé Jonny Greenwood.

Harry Patch (In Memory Of) est, comme son nom l'indique, un titre hommage à Harry Patch, vétéran anglais de la première guerre mondiale. Sur le blog du groupe, Thom Yorke explique:

"Recently the last remaining UK veteran of the 1st world war Harry Patch died at the age of 111. I had heard a very emotional interview with him a few years ago on the Today program on Radio4. The way he talked about war had a profound effect on me. It became the inspiration for a song that we happened to
record a few weeks before his death. It was done live in an abbey. The strings were arranged by Jonny. I very much hope the song does justice to his memory as the last survivor.

As Harry himself said "Irrespective of the uniforms we wore, we were all victims"."

Le titre peut s'écouter ICI et se télécharger pour 1£ LÀ. Les recettes iront à la Légion Britanique, «pour la paix et la compréhension».

http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/