5 months ago 02nd Jul 09:48
Whilst the climactic refrain, "You do it to yourself, you do/And that's what really hurts" during 'Just' puts a carbon neutral foot in the mouth of anyone who dared not put their recycling out the previous week.
This isn't just a one-man band though. Phil Selway's drumming remains as propulsive as ever and Jonny Greenwood continues to be the underrated musical genius at the heart of the band.
For the end of the first encore. 'Karma Police' ricochets around the cricket ground with all the brain-haemorrhaging intensity of a band not just recreating their best but surpassing it with ease. Flashes of blue and pink blaze into the crowd's eyes as the ever-impassioned chorus of "This is what you get/When you mess with us" is engrained well within their craniums.
It's impressive how well the new tunes stand up against their back catalogue. 'Videotape' is possibly the most simplistically beautiful song the Oxford quintet have ever recorded, whilst the stunning 'Weird Fishes/Arpeggi' shows strength in depth.
As the second encore finishes to rapturous applause, Yorke has played his gloomy circus master role to perfection. Yet, he still has one more surprise left, in the form of 'Lucky'. A song that is equally as life-affirming as it is nigh on apocalyptic. When the words "It's gonna be a glorious day" are bellowed back by the thousands of voices, it's clear-this is not so much a gig, as it is a musical intervention.
A band not only at the top of their league, but a band in a pantheon all of their own.
Lee Sentino
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