Philip Selway reveals Radiohead are planning to "get together" soon

While speaking to Spin last Friday (6 January), Philip Selway was asked if there's any possibility of a 20th anniversary Hail to the Thief release coming this year, and he replied, "We’ve been very focused on the whole Kid A/Amnesiac thing, and I think that’s coming to its natural conclusion, going back through the reissue and [creating] the game scenario around that."

He added, "We’re going to get together at the start of [2023], and I’m sure we’re going to start looking at other ideas for what comes next. Hail to the Thief — it’s a long time since that record, isn’t it?"

Selway was also asked about Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood's The Smile project with Tom Skinner, and said, "I went to see them earlier [in 2022] when they were doing their initial livestream shows in London. I hadn’t heard the record before that point. I just love the dynamic between them: Thom and Jonny, that was fascinating. Normally, I hear them play and I’m [seated] behind them, so to see it from the other side was fantastic. And then with Tom Skinner, whose drumming is incredible. There’s always these amazing grooves happening — Tom comes from a jazz background and has all those jazz chops. I think there’s a particular dynamic between the five of us [in Radiohead], which I think we’re all so proud of. It’s developed from us basically learning our instruments together. But it’s such a healthy process when we step outside of Radiohead and reach beyond that, [when we] see what these other musical voices can do with your ideas."

Last week The Smile's full NPR Tiny Desk Concert was unveiled.

Next month Selway is releasing his new solo album Strange Dance, which will feature contributions from Hannah Peel, Marta Salogni, Laura Moody, Adrian Utley, Quinta and Valentina Magaletti.