These are My Twisted Words

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is from my first site that went under.

Has there really ever been a dull moment when it comes to Radiohead?

From the opening lines of their first single, Creep, all the way to the magnificent In Rainbows, fans have clammored over this band in numerous ways.

And just when Thom Yorke comes out and says there won't be any more albums, the band finds another way to tease their fans with the leak of a brand new song, These Are My Twisted Words, just a few days ago. First found on a message board at the www.ateaseweb.com Web site, fans and critics alike have gone gaga over what could be next for one of the brilliant bands of our time.

The song opens with the haunting and chilling, yet comforting sounds of Jonny Greenwood noodling on his guitar while Phil Selway quietly intertwines his drums for more than two minutes.

Then, at the 2:37 mark of the song, Yorke jumps into the fray with his trademark eerie voice. Yorke's vocals have been distinguished over the years so much so that you can immediately tell this is Radiohead.

You can feel the pain exuding from Yorke's voice as he sings "When are you coming back? I just can’t handle it," as if the distance seperating him and his loved one is starting to be overbearing on his soul.

These Are My Twisted words might not be the greatest Radiohead song to be released, but it displays the true genius that is Radiohead. The parts come together to make another masterpiece. Then again, it wouldn't be Radiohead if it wasn't. In fact, this song almost sounds like an answer to Weird Fishes off In Rainbows, down from the Greenwood noodling all the way to the lyrics.

Could this be a sign of an EP around the horizon? It could very well be.

Whatever it is, though, Radiohead has peaked the interest of its fans again, just like it has for the past 16 years.