{"id":26549,"date":"2016-10-05T08:16:09","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T16:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=26549"},"modified":"2016-10-05T08:18:28","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T16:18:28","slug":"watch-radioheads-stripped-down-paul-thomas-anderson-directed-live-videos-for-numbers-and-present-tense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2016-10\/watch-radioheads-stripped-down-paul-thomas-anderson-directed-live-videos-for-numbers-and-present-tense\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Radiohead’s Stripped-Down, Paul Thomas Anderson-Directed Live Videos for “Numbers” and “Present Tense”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Though it’s admittedly early, Radiohead\u2019s<\/a> A Moon Shaped Pool<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is almost assuredly the Best Album of 2016<\/strong> (though Cymbals Eat Guitar’s Pretty Years<\/em><\/strong> presents strong competition–more to come on Pretty Years<\/strong><\/em>). Director\u00a0Paul Thomas Anderson<\/strong> has been intimately bound-up in A Moon Shaped Pool’s<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0fanfare, having previously directed the official video for Daydreaming<\/strong> <\/em>off the album. Following on the heals of Anderson’s<\/strong> lovely live performance video of Present Tense<\/strong> <\/em>(in case you missed, watch below)\u00a0as rendered by Thom Yorke<\/strong> and Jonny Greenwood<\/strong>, today Anderson<\/strong> and Radiohead<\/strong>\u00a0give us another intimate glimpse into a stripped-down, but similarly impressive take by the same two on song\u00a0The Numbers<\/strong><\/em>. While we love the added strings and coloratura of the studio versions, these performances wow completely. Speaking of “stripped-down,” it’s great to see Tarzana, California (decidedly NOT a rain forest) used for other film activities. Radiohead<\/strong> remains at the height of its powers, which are immense.<\/p>\n