How Radiohead caught rock's ballet bug – and went viral
Thom Yorke's dance begins in silhouette before building to a convulsive climax. The latest Radiohead video, "Lotus Flower", has amassed more than 3.5 million YouTube hits since being uploaded on Friday. It looks like the nervous jitters of a madman. It is, in fact, the delicately choreographed work of one of modern dance's greatest talents.
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Since Friday, when Radiohead's new album, "The Tree of Limbs," was unleashed worldwide with an accompanying video of lead singer Thom Yorke dancing to the song "Lotus Flo... more info
Guardian Music — There's lots of excitement about Radiohead's new single Lotus Flower, but what does Thom Yorke think he's doing with that dance in the video?Age: 42.Appearance: Albert St... more info
Pop Crunch — We don’t know enough big words to review the new Radiohead album, so let’s talk about Thom Yorke’s dancing instead. It’s no longer Nov. 2008, but that doesn’t m... more info
NME - The Video Blog — So this was only a matter of time then. Thanks to some YouTube scamp, Radiohead's Thom Yorke's been caught wiggling his booty to Beyoncé's 'All The Single Ladies (Put A ... more info
Stereogum — You were mesmerized by the power of his dance to “Lotus Flower,” but Thom’s moves also work well with many other songs. Witness Thom Yorke: The man, the meme. more info
The Independent — Thom Yorke's dance begins in silhouette before building to a convulsive climax. The latest Radiohead video, "Lotus Flower", has amassed more than 3.5 million YouTube hits... more info