‘Tis the season for surprise releases.
Music fans went to sleep last night with a new LCD Soundsystem song, and woke up today (Dec. 25) with a stocking stuffer from Radiohead.
LCD Soundsystem Releases First New Song in Five Years; Band is ‘Getting Back Together,’ Say Sources
Originally recorded as a theme song for the latest James Bond installment Spectre, Thom Yorke writes that the song “became something of [their] own which [they] love very much,” although it wasn’t used in the end.
Last year we were asked to write a tune for Bond movie Spectre. Yes we were ………..
— Thom Yorke (@thomyorke) December 25, 2015
… It didn’t work out … but became something of our own which we love very much ….
— Thom Yorke (@thomyorke) December 25, 2015
.. As the year closes we thought you might like to hear it. Merry Christmas. May the force be with you … https://t.co/BXN8MQKJyQ
— Thom Yorke (@thomyorke) December 25, 2015
Sweeping and orchestral, “Spectre” bears some resemblance to “Harry Patch (In Memory Of)” — a 2009 release that honored the last surviving soldier known to have fought in the trenches during World War I. Take a listen (and download for free) below: