‘Strange Dance’, released today (February 9), follows on from lead single ‘Check For Signs Of Life’ in October 2022, and follow-up ‘Picking Up Pieces’ last month. Per a press statement from Selway, the song “had a very long gestation” period, dating back to when Radiohead were recording and touring albums such as ‘Kid A’ and ‘Amnesiac’. (NME)
“In its original form, it was the first piece from the album to be written, over 20 years ago,” he says. “It was also the last song to be completed on the album, with the lyric taking shape in the final recording session.”
When announcing the album last October, Selway noted that it was created on a “very deliberate” scale. “I wanted the soundscape to be broad and tall, but somehow get it to wrap around this intimate vocal at the heart of it,” he said.
