Radiohead

cymrococh · September 25, 2007

Fans of Radiohead are convinced that the band are communicating details of their new album via their website - in code.

A series of strange hieroglyphs were posted on the band's official website over the weekend, conveying a series of secret messages. The symbols look like square boxes with faces drawn on. With little arms coming out the side. These signs are accompanied by no further text or explanation, other than headings which read "untitled no. 1", "untitled no. 2", etc.

Such is their reputation for oblique behaviour, it hasn't taken long for Radiohead's hieroglyphs to spark a host of rumours among their fans. Most commonly held is the theory that, when translated, the signs reveal lyrics to Bodysnatcher, a song expected to be on their highly anticipated new album.

The first posting appeared on September 21, and fans have deciphered it as: "Yes we are still alive." The second, posted a day later, is thought to read: "Blink your eyes one for yes two for no code code code." The band have just posted a brand new code message today, so fans should be on the official message board to decipher its meaning imminently. And while you wait, there are also some interesting threads about toast, freshers' week and someone called Jim the compulsive liar.

No details of the forthcoming album, the band's seventh to date, have yet been confirmed by Radiohead, but recording was completed in June and it is thought to be scheduled for release in 2008.

Stevie H · September 25, 2007

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