radiokills Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 The unnamed band consists of Thom Yorke, Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, Beck/R.E.M. drummer Joey Waronker, percussionist/multi-instrumentalist Mauro Refosco, and... Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea huh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 huhNot to nitpick, but he didn't really "start a band," per se. He put a couple guys together to back him for a few solo shows. They played his solo album, the songs from his solo 12", and Thom played a few new, probably Radiohead songs solo acoustic. However, the few videos I've seen have been incredible. Certainly not Radiohead, but a very tight sounding, dance-y sound. Considering the top-notch musicians involved, I'm not surprised. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 They're a group (or you might say... BAND) of musicians playing together.. aka BAND.Hope to hear some recordings of these guys... but I won't spoil it with poor quality YouTube videos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 The Youtube videos aren't bad quality, but the bass gets wayyyyyyyyy distorted. So maybe a nice bootleg will pop out. Certainly a nice change of pace from Radiohead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 They're a group (or you might say... BAND) of musicians playing together.. aka BAND.Hope to hear some recordings of these guys... but I won't spoil it with poor quality YouTube videos.Yes...I am aware that they are indeed a band. My point was that, as far as we've been told so far, it's not a "new band" as in "we're gonna write some music together." It's just a live concert backing band. A damn good one, but not (yet) a studio band. However, I wouldn't at all mind a legit album with these guys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radiokills Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 all the eraser stuff with a band sounds awesome on youtube videos, despite the mediocre quality. the new thom yorke/radiohead stuff that he played/that's been coming out lately i'm not a huge fan of however. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Thom Yorke Names New Band Atoms For Peace, Announces Tour Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke announced today (Feb. 25) that his side project, now officially named Atoms for Peace, will play an eight-date U.S. tour leading up to its performance at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival. The band's trek will kick off at New York's Roseland Ballroom on April 5-6 and hit the Santa Barbara Bowl in California on April 17, the day before its headlining gig at the Indio, Calif. fest. Previously billed as ????, Atoms for Peace -- named after a song on Yorke's 2006 solo album "The Eraser" -- consists of Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beck drummer Joey Waronker, producer Nigel Godrich, and Forro in the Dark percussionist Mauro Refosco. Yorke first unveiled the group last October at Los Angeles' Orpheum Theater. In a Thursday morning post on Radiohead's Dead Air Space blog, Yorke wrote, "Ok so in April the other band.. that i got together to do the eraser and other stuff u know .. Mauro, Flea, Me, Joey and Nigel is going back out to do some shows in the US.. ending with playing with Coachella. we had too much fun to just leave it there..." Of the new Atoms for Piece moniker, Yorke said, "Hope you like the name.. it seemed bleedin' obvious." Here are Atoms for Peace's tour dates: Apr. 5: New York, N.Y. (Roseland Ballroom)Apr. 6: New York, N.Y. (Roseland Ballroom)Apr. 8: Boston, Mass. (Citi Wang Theatre)Apr. 10: Chicago, Ill. (Aragon Ballroom)Apr. 11: Chicago, Ill. (Aragon Ballroom)Apr. 14: Oakland, Calif. (Fox Theater)Apr. 15: Oakland, Calif. (Fox Theater)Apr. 17: Santa Barbara, Calif. (Santa Barbara Bowl) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Runaway Jim Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Cool. I might actually have some cash by April 11th. This sounds very interesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 thank God flea is doing something outside the chili peppers. too much talent to wallow in that old shell of a band Quote Link to post Share on other sites
choo-choo-charlie Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 In other Thom Yorke news, there are three new tunes of his up on YouTube: http://pitchfork.com/news/38031-watch-three-new-thom-yorke-songs/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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