Radiohead have released a new video for A Moon Shaped Pool‘s climate-change-themed song “The Numbers”. The video features vocalist Thom Yorke, guitarist Jonny Greenwood, and a CR-78 drum machine, with the two musicians performing live against a beautiful California backdrop. The video was directed by frequent Greenwood collaborator and Hollywood film director Paul Thomas Anderson.
Anderson and Greenwood have worked together on a number of projects in the past, including the incredible 2007 film There Will Be Blood.  Anderson has now come into the fold with Radiohead, having directed the beautiful and heartbreaking music video for “Daydreaming”, as well as another video with Jonny, Thom, and a CR-78 (seemingly from the same session) performing “Present Tense” from AMSP. If past trends with Radiohead are any indication, we can probably expect more videos from them and Anderson in the near future.
See below to watch the new intimate video for “The Numbers”. As a bonus, we’ve included the “Daydreaming” and “Present Tense” videos as well. Also, if you are really ready to go down the Radiohead / Paul Thomas Anderson rabbit hole, check out a fan-made mini-documentary about the imagery in the “Daydreaming” video and how it reflects upon Thom Yorke’s life and relationship over the course of his many years in Radiohead.
The Numbers Music Video:
Present Tense Video:
Daydreaming video:
Radiohead: The Secrets Of Daydreaming, courtesy of Vimeo user Rishi Kaneria