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By Brian Patrick
|Apr 09, 2010 02:31 PM
Thom Yorke brought his much-anticipated Atoms for Peace supergroup to Boston’s Wang Theater last night. The group – which consists of Yorke on guitar and piano, Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) on bass, Joey Waronker (Beck, Smashing Pumpkins, R.E.M.) on drums, Mauro Refosco (Forro in the Dark) on percussion, and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich on guitar and electronics – delivered the sort of concert that musical wet dreams are made of.
It combined the ambient self-loathing of Thom Yorke with the sporadic funk of Flea and an insanely stunning rhythm section, creating a well-balanced interpretation of Thom Yorke’s 2006 solo electronica debut, The Eraser.
Of course, the night wouldn’t have been complete without some Radiohead tunes. Amnesiac's “Like Spinning Plates” was stripped down to its bare essentials (piano, vocals), making for a simple, yet hauntingly beautiful number. “Paper Bag Writer,” a Hail to the Thief B-side, was perfectly interpreted by Yorke’s new cohorts.
Standing in the crowd, I could only help but wonder if I was experiencing the same sort of legend-in-the-making as someone who witnessed Jimi Hendrix’s “Band of Gypsys” at the Filmore East on December 31st 1969 and January 1st 1970.
You don't want to miss these guys, but, like with so many ultra-hyped super groups, this feels like it could be a short-lived experiment. Let's hope not.
Atoms for Peace is on a short 8-date tour, ending on April 18th at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio California.
Editor:
Jamie Berk is the Editor-in-Chief of The Dartmouth Independent. His first book, Making It: The New Landscape of the Music Business, is due out next summer.
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Writers:
Adam Boardman is the co-founder of Big Green Beats and a junior at Dartmouth.
Joseph Chapman is a freelance photographer and contributor to the UNC Daily Tarheel. His past interviews include Girl Talk, Chuck D, David Byrne, and Yes.
Sarah Grant is a freelance writer for publications like Rollingstone.com, Blurt, and Crawdaddy. She has interviewed the likes of Patti Smith, Les Paul, and Joe Perry.
Andrew Lohse is the Literary Editor of The Dartmouth Independent and co-editor of aposiopesis-!, TDI's literature, arts, and culture channel. He is the drummer for New Jersey-based pop-rock band The Horizontals.
Rahul Malik is a staff writer for The Dartmouth Independent.
David Mainiero is the Managing Editor of The Dartmouth Independent and editor of For The Love Of The Game, TDI's sports channel.
Brian Patrick is a Staff Writer for The Dartmouth Independent and a Master of Liberal Arts student at Dartmouth, focusing on social movements and new media.
Liz Pelly is music director of Boston University's WTBU and a freelance writer for publications like Paste and CMJ.
Peter Stein is the film critic for The Dartmouth Independent, Director of The Dartmouth Independent Film Festival, and co-editor of aposiopesis-!, TDI's literature, arts, and culture channel.
Miles Suter is the co-founder of Big Green Beats and a junior at Dartmouth.
Kobi Tirey is a staff writer for The Dartmouth Independent. He is an outspoken critic of hipsters and Tokio Hotel.
John Vilanova is a contributor to Rolling Stone, Rollingstone.com, and GQ. He is a Research Editor at Niche Media.
Business Unusual, by Jamie Berk:
The music industry is backwards, bloated, and dying, leaving more than a few people wondering: what the hell happened? In 2009, TDI went to the industry’s annual rendezvous in Austin, Texas, to find out.
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I like their style. Thanks for sharing video resume CV
By Mianda on 06/14/2011 at 11:52am Report Abuse
I can say that the song I liked! I will recommend it to my friends! I think that you can use it for the book review at the university!
By PeterSmith on 08/05/2011 at 03:18am Report Abuse
Oh, it seems I just Buy My Car found out too late about their short 8-date tour, feel so sad now..
By Neil on 10/03/2011 at 08:49am Report Abuse
They preform well, that’s all I can say, maybe because I already see them live.
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By jaonna on 10/18/2011 at 04:00am Report Abuse
What else I could say, They preform well, that’s all I can say, maybe because I already see them live.
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By jaonna on 10/18/2011 at 04:01am Report Abuse
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