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Radiohead Fans Receive Mysterious 'Burn the Witch' Leaflets Ahead of New Album
4/30/2016
by
Mitchell Peters
"Sing the song of sixpence that goes 'Burn the witch,'" the leaflet reads
As Radiohead fans anxiously await the band’s next album release, some U.K. fans received mysterious leaflets in the mail from the enigmatic group on Saturday (April 30).
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"Sing the song of sixpence that goes 'Burn the witch,'" reads the leaflet, which features oily artwork and an embossed Radiohead logo. "We know where you live.”
Radiohead fans who have previously made orders from the band posted the mysterious leaflet on their social media accounts, Pitchfork reports. “Burn the Witch” refers to an unreleased Radiohead song that dates back about 13 years.
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The Thom Yorke-fronted band's upcoming as-yet untitled album, the follow-up to 2011's The King of Limbs, is rumored to be released in the first half of 2016, through an official date has not yet been revealed.
Radiohead will embark on a tour in late May, with appearances set for several major U.S. music festivals, including Lollapalooza and Outside Lands.
