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The critically acclaimed band previewed the release of the
new single "Burn the Witch" early Tuesday, posting short bursts
of footage from the video on Instagram.
Both "Burn the Witch" and "Radiohead" quickly became two of the
top 10 trending terms on Twitter in the United States Tuesday
after the video was unveiled.
UK film director Edgar Wright (@edgarwright) tweeted on Tuesday,
"Love the Trumpton / Camberwick Green style video for
Radiohead's 'Burn The Witch'."
It was unclear when Radiohead might release a new full-length
album, though the group is scheduled to begin its next world
concert tour later this month, according to a schedule that was
linked to the band's website.
Adding to the intrigue, the group appeared to have scrubbed its
Twitter account of any posts that appeared previously to those
published Monday that related to the new single.
"'Sorry I can't come to work tomorrow. Radiohead just deleted
all their tweets, so something Earth changing is about to
happen,'" tweeted D.D. Walker (@desmondalan) on Sunday.
"Radiohead just deleted all of their tweets + their website and
profile pictures are completely blank," tweeted Peter Sharkey (@iPeterSharkey)
on Sunday. "They sure do know how to build hype."
Over the weekend, music review website Pitchfork reported that
several Radiohead fans in the UK had received cryptic leaflets
in the mail that read, in part, "BURN THE WITCH/WE KNOW WHERE
YOU LIVE."
Radiohead, an alternative rock group, is best known for hits
like "Creep" and "Paranoid Android."
(Reporting By Amy Tennery; additional reporting by Gina Cherelus
in New York and Piya Sinha-Roy in Los Angeles; Editing by David
Gregorio)
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