Song of the Day: Planet Telex – Radiohead

Very rarely do I wake up before 11:00am feeling “alive.” A typical morning for me involves a long drawn-out argument from my brain to my body. One wants to get moving, the other wants to wrap a blanket around me and remain motionless; it’s pretty pathetic.

So, when I have one of those days where I bolt out of bed, feeling on top of the world, I know that I have to savour this moment for as long as possible.

And that’s where Planet Telex comes in.

At first it seems like an unlikely choice and, well, I guess it is. Very rarely do we associate “Radiohead” with “feel-goodery”.

But this ain’t your average song, and the moment that music kicks in you know you’re in for something epic.

First, the opening keys give you a sense of something big, and the drums flesh it and give it a shape. A wicked moving beat that gets paired with an equally incredible bass line guarantees to get your head nodding.

Then the jittery guitars of the verse and haunting keys in the chorus wrap you into a wall of sound, like a suit of thick smoky armor.

And, to complete that unstoppable feeling, lead singer Thom Yorke gives us a blank slate to play in. He sets up a world where everything we knew is gone and we alone can start fresh; recreate everything.

So, in essence, this song makes you feel like a giant with ghost armor who has the power to do anything and everything.

And isn’t that what mornings are about?