Thom Yorke, the enigmatic head of Radiohead, has released two solo albums of his own, 2006’s The Eraser and 2014’s Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes. and aside from rare DJ sets in between Radiohead albums, Yorke also goes on a limited touring schedule, with just three randomly placed dates this month leading up to headlining December 17th’s Day for Night Festival in Houston, TX.
According to Consequence of Sound, the first of the three shows featured a 15-song set in Los Angeles Tuesday, wherein Yorke played two new songs called “Saturdays” and “I Am A Very Rude Person.” He also performed “Two Feet Off the Ground,” from Rag & Bone’s 2015 runway show, and unreleased live favorites “Impossible Knots”, “Not the News”, and “Traffic.”
Recently, Yorke and Radiohead have been dealing with a lawsuit following their stage collapse in 2012 that led to the death of their drum tech Scott Johnson, as well as Fox News calling their music “elaborate moaning and whining for ring tone sounds.” They were on the shortlist for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but are not going to be inducted, with artists such as Bon Jovi, the Cars, and Nina Simone getting the honors instead. Watch the videos of Yorke playing “”I Am A Very Rude Person” and “Two Feet Off the Ground” below.
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