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You're right, kshighway. Damn overzealous fans. Twilight thing seems the most likely to me.

I like this new one about 100 times better than the Harry Patch song.

here is some stuff i found on the internet, so how much is true is anyone's guess:

It appears that Radiohead are even more sneaky and ingenious than we thought. Based on the MP3 that surfaced earlier this week, the Internet has been swarming with forethought into the possibility of a new Radiohead EP, Wall of Ice, dropping next week.

The .NFO file that was packaged with the original torrent for "These Are My Twisted Words" included a bunch of cryptic information, much of which suggested the EP would be out on Monday (August 18). However, it was impossible to know how legitimate the information was.

Then, the good folks at The Quietus left us kicking ourselves when they cracked the code and entered "http://www.wallofice.com"; into their web browser. The URL leads to the same online store where users could buy In Rainbows with the pay-what-you-want model. Seriously, try it out.

Also worth noting is that the title Wall of Ice is likely taken from the popular web-comic XKCD, which shows an unstoppable wall of ice set to demolish the corporate interests of the music industry. So don't be surprised when Chris Martin, following his mentors, drops a new Coldplay release based on Dinosaur Comics next year.

If all goes as planned, the Wall of Ice EP could be out this Monday, so keep those eyes peeled!

so here is what pitchfork is saying, either way we have new Radiohead,YEAH!:

Friday, August 14

So what's the deal with this (alleged) new song? Radiohead Rumor Mill Steaming Ahead, Threatening to Devour Entire Internet

A couple days have passed since a (possibly) new Radiohead song (seemingly) titled "These Are My Twisted Words" popped up on the message board of the Radiohead fan site At Ease (apparently via torrent tracker site what.cd), but we still have no official word on the track.

Of course, that's not stopping obsessives from hitting message boards and blogs with their own theories, some more believable than others. Panic, vomit, and some clues as to what this new song means for the future of the planet, after the jump:

The most popular (and optimistic) theory at the moment puts forth the idea that "Twisted Words" is from a new Radiohead EP called Wall of Ice that will hit the internet super hard on Monday. (Via At Ease.) According to an anonymous tipster, the original leaked track was bundled with a geeked-out info file (check it out here) filled with ASCII art, nonsensical jargon, and a possible release date of August 17. The message ends with the words "Wall of Ice" made up of all "@" symbols. This could be a reference to an anti-entertainment industry cartoon that likened the digital revolution to an unstoppable wall of ice set to crush any and all corporate interests (via CNET). Or it could not be.

While the whole "fuck the man" wall of ice thing seems a bit on-the-nose for Radiohead, the new EP theory is supported by recent cryptic quotes from members of the band, too. In a recent Believer interview, Thom Yorke said, "We've got this great idea for putting things out but I can't tell you what it is, because someone will rip it off."

And in a story from today's Australian, guitarist Jonny Greenwood floated this nugget: "Traditionally we'd be looking for 10 or 11 songs and putting them together, but that doesn't feel as natural as it used to, so I don't know what we'll do. Maybe we'll find four songs that work together and we'll call that a release. I don't know."

We do know the band were in their studio with producer Nigel Godrich earlier this year. And they're clearly not against springing new music on an unsuspecting public. Monday is only a weekend away, folks.

Another theory pushes the notion that "Twisted Words" might be the rumored-about Thom Yorke track written for the new Twilight movie, New Moon, and leaked by an overzealous fan associated with the movie. An admirably nerdy MTV report even tells us that the song's lyrical themes seemingly jive with the themes of New Moon. So, like so many other things nowadays, this could all just be much ado about Twilight.

No matter what the outcome, we have to imagine the playfully mysterious group are tickled by the online hubbub-- somewhere, Thom Yorke is refreshing his RSS and laughing. But the deafening churn of the rumor mill covers up one tiny detail: If this really is a new Radiohead song ushering in some sort of new era for the band, isn't the song itself a little-- dare I say-- slight?

scottpl, if you're reading this, PLEASE have Dombal put some note next to this item in your news post: "UPDATE: Ooh! If you go to wallofice.com, it directs you to Radiohead's online store! (Thanks to Peter James Dering for the tip!)"

As I said:

If you do a whois lookup for wallofice.com, it looks like Radiohead didn't register the domain name. Probably just someone random wanting to feed the rumor mill.

― kshighway, Friday, August 14, 2009 5:05 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark

Also from the P4k post, a small note of commentary from Dombal:

But the deafening churn of the rumor mill covers up one tiny detail: If this really is a new Radiohead song ushering in some sort of new era for the band, isn't the song itself a little-- dare I say-- slight?

Link: http://pitchfork.com/news/36225-radiohead-rumor-mill-steaming-ahead-threatening-to-devour-entire-internet/

Answer: Yes it is.

This sucks.

that track is now free to download from their website
http://www.waste.uk.com/Store/waste-radiohead-twisted+words.html

i got this song a couple of days ago from motel de moka. and i asked myself is this an old song i don't know or an old unreleased song? in any case it is a great song. it sounds a little bit like radar love in the beginning but then it becomes quite cosmic-spacey in a relaxed way. not so damn depressive and sad as usual. thom yorke's voice which comes in pretty late on the other hand sounds almost more tired than before.

huge LOLs if Radiohead really is titling a release after an XKCD comic

from wallofice.com

Don't just publish bullshit only to get hits on your webpage.
Don't just create your own stories after reading one post on a message board.

Get your facts straight.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=us&q=wallofice.com
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=wallofice.com

DON'T LOVE OUR BAND OH WAIT WE ARE FOOLING ALL OF YOU

what's your point, djh? could you elaborate without linking somewhere else? have you got something to say?

not making a point, merely posting what appears at wallofice.com

The domain belongs to a fan who has nothing to do with the band.

you'd think they'd be happier about successfully wagging the blog dog

...the fan also wrote that message, as he still owns the domain and Radiohead haven't recently acquired hacking skills.

that was what i meant -- what was the point of the fan making the site other than to lead people to jump to the conclusion they're now scolding them for?

Quite like it. It reminds me of Dollars & Cents.

Jonny didn't even address the leak in his post announcing the release of the new single.

I have a hard time believing that someone on the band's team would waste their time making it so that when wallofice.com tried to redirect to the Waste store there'd be a dumb, pissy message there instead.

I keep reading it as 'Wall Office.'

http://remodelingbymm.com/files/office_wall.jpg

huge LOLs if Radiohead really is titling a release after an XKCD comic

― some dude, Monday, August 17, 2009 8:14 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark

it really doesn't, alex. we've just forgotten we're conversing in the parallel universe in which tuneless/amusical taylor swift is OMGAMZING and liking RH is unfashionable.

― Turangalila, Monday, August 17, 2009 8:28 PM (19 minutes ago

Glad to know you're so obsessed with me, Alfred.

What ILM really needs is more dick-swinging.

And more revelatory gorgeousness from Alfred, "Lord" Sotosyn.

Knives out.

What ILM really needs is more dick-swinging.

― Melissa W, Monday, August 17, 2009 4:50 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Knives out.

― post-contrarian meta-challop 2009 (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, August 17, 2009 4:53 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Hmm is it just me or does the song sounds slightly similar to Portishead's "We Carry On"?

In its insistence, definitely. Doesn't have that same HUGE guitar line that defines the Portishead song though.

So apparently the EP is out. At least, I'm already reading reviews of it.

Eh?

That's about my reaction too. I'm trying to find out more info.

Where are these reviews? I can only find one (obviously fake) one. The whole thing is an internet storm in a teacup

Oh I wouldn't be surprised at all if this is just a couple of people I know trying to fuck with everyone. What fake song titles are you getting?

"Berglund Räikkönen (Afterthoughts On)" a tribute song to the first casualty in the Finnish Civil War at the Battle of Asplund

I mean come on

Here's the spoof review: http://www.popsense.com/2009/08/radiohead-wall-of-ice-ep-review-new-mp3.html

I like that they give away an mp3 though

Haha, nice. The random songtitles I'm seeing include "Wasting" and "Already Finished Upwards," which at least sound more appropriate.

Where are you seeing that?

And 'fucking with people' confirmation just received. IMM should do an album of these like we all did with the U2 album.

this twisted words song is a fucking jam

heard it on the radio this morning and i like it a lot. it reminds me of a smeared and smudged Tortoise and a bit of Joy Division, too.

Reminds me of a Neu! song, but then so did Bodysnatchers.

Or "Silence" by Portishead.

maybe they entered their krautrock phase. there are worse styles to go for.

cunga otm; I thought the same fucking thing