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- 14 Mar 22
Tom Yorke has written two original songs for the drama series. The follow-up track to '5:17' will be released on April 2.
Radiohead's Thom Yorke has shared the first of two singles set to feature on the English drama series Peaky Blinders. The second single 'That's How Horses Are" will be released on April 2.
'5:17' is eerie and atmospheric, channeling the darker tones present within the period drama. Peaky director Anthony Byrne shared that Yorke and fellow Radiohead member Jonny Greenwood have contributed original music for the sixth and final season of the show.
“I’m over the moon about all of that,” Byrne said. “The music has always been really important historically, and I was really keen to bring a dramatic score into it. We’re using that much more in this season. It’s a much heavier season so the score is taking things in a very different direction.”
Listen to '5:17' below.
The show is currently airing on BBC before becoming available on Netflix from June 10. To showcase the expansive soundtrack, a 3-LP vinyl box featuring all of the music from the series will be released on May 27.
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With 49 tracks, the original soundtrack sees contributions from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, Jack White, Dan Auerbach, Arctic Monkeys and more.
Creator Steven Knight said of the soundtrack: “The Peaky Blinders story and the music we use are twins, born at the same time. It would be difficult to imagine most of the pivotal moments without the soundtrack. I’m so glad that at last we have been able to put some of the tracks together on one album, to put the atmosphere and swagger and snarl of the show into your headphones and speakers.”
Yorke's most recent release was his 2019 solo LP, Anima. Hot Press' Ed Power gave a rave review of the album saying, "Still, the sheer intensity, and the degree to which Yorke commits to tracks such as Moderat-esque opener ‘Traffic’ and the lulling ‘Dawn Chorus’ bring their own rewards. Deeper in, Anima threatens to trash-compact under the sheer weight of ennui. Yet the grooves glisten and Yorke always swings in with a tune."
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