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Thom Yorke’s Piano-Led ‘Karma Police’ Still Arresting, 16 Years After ‘OK Computer’

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Thom Yorke’s new band Atoms for Peace doesn’t hit the road until July (those DJ gigs Yorke hosted with Nigel Godrich earlier this year didn’t feature the five-man crew’s other three members), but the Radiohead frontman dropped by Britain’s The Jonathan Ross Show on Saturday (May 4) to promote those shows. After a quick piano-side chat with the late-night show’s host, Yorke moved into a solo, abridged version of OK Computer classic “Karma Police,” ending the 90-second rendition by cheekily asking, “That’s probably enough, right?” The AFP leader followed with a delicate, somber take on “Ingenue,” a jittery groove off Atoms for Peace’s debut LP, Amok. It’s highly unlikely that either performance will be repurposed for a Ginuwine mashup anytime soon.

Atoms for Peace 2013 tour dates:

July 6 – Paris, France @ Zenith
July 7 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Heineken Music Hall
July 9 – Antwerp, Germany @ Lotto Arena
July 10 – Munich, Germany @ Zenith
July 12 – Tren?ín, Slovakia @ Pohoda Festival
July 13 – Novi Sad, Serbia @ EXIT Festival
July 16 – Rome, Italy @ Rock in Roma
July 17 – Milan, Italy @ City Sound Festival
July 20 – Poznan, Poland @ Malta Festival
July 21 – Munich, Germany @ Melt! Festival
July 24 – London, U.K. @ Roundhouse
July 25 – London, U.K. @ Roundhouse
July 26 – London, U.K. @ Roundhouse
September 24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Liacouras Center
September 27 – New York City, NY @ Barclays Center
September 30 – Fairfax, VA @ Patriot Center
October 2 – Chicago, IL @ UIC Pavilion
October 9 – Mexico City, Mexico @ Pepsi Center
October 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
October 17 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
November 18 – Osaka, Japan @ Osaka Zepp Namba
November 19 – Osaka, Japan @ Osaka Zepp Namba
November 21 – Tokyo, Japan @ Tokyo Shinkiba Studio Coast
November 22 – Tokyo, Japan @ Tokyo Shinkiba Studio Coast
November 23 – Tokyo, Japan @ Tokyo Shinkiba Studio Coast