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(Credits: Far Out \/ Radiohead \/ Tom Sheehan)<\/p>\n
Wed 3 December 2025 7:00, UK <\/p>\n
I\u2019m yet to find an instance where I can defend the new TikTokification<\/a> of music.\u00a0<\/p>\n I largely feel as though it is just a place where great art is reduced to bite-sized junk food, where the real intent of it is lost. Does King Krule<\/a> belong behind a \u201cget ready with me reel\u201d? For the most part, I would argue no.\u00a0<\/p>\n But slowly, I\u2019ve come to realise that this modern, albeit toxic platform, is in fact a gateway for a generation of music fans. Whereas I got my discoveries from the shelves of the local record store or through word of mouth in the sixth form common room, the new generation experienced those interactions online. It\u2019s not their fault; it\u2019s simply the way of the world, and so their discovery of these songs, albeit in their snippet form, is the best way to keep the modern torch of musical fandom burning.\u00a0<\/p>\n It\u2019s led young fans to music that will play a crucial role in their tastemaking. In recent years, Pink Floyd, Arctic Monkeys and Radiohead have all found some virality through their back catalogue and, in turn, intriguing a new cohort of fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n As is always the case with the internet, there seems to be no rhyme or reason as to which song goes viral. Which ultimately has meant that a Radiohead song, that Thom Yorke desperately wanted axed from OK Computer<\/a>, has now gone on to become their most viral hit, thrusting them back into the charts and more importantly, the consciousness of the youth. <\/p>\n This year, \u2018Let Down\u2019 began trending on TikTok specifically, putting it back to number 91 on the Billboard 100 chart. Unsurprisingly, it\u2019s been used to amplify social media content designed to be endearing and heartfelt, but nevertheless, Yorke questioned why it would be that song in particular. Sensibly, he asked his teenage children, who replied, \u201cWhat do you expect? Teenagers are depressed. It\u2019s depressing music.\u201d<\/p>\n But Yorke was never a fan, and his insistence on leaving it out of the record almost resulted in Ed O\u2019Brien leaving the band. Yorke explained, \u201cI find that especially bizarre. I fought tooth and nail for it not to be on the record. But Ed [O\u2019Brien, guitarist] was like, \u2018If it\u2019s not, I\u2019m leaving.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Luckily, O\u2019Brien won the battle and the band kept the song on the record, allowing it to slowly harvest its greatness in the consciousness of a modern audience. Because so much of that song represents Radiohead. The atmospheric and transcendental state of emotion that their music seems to inherently facilitate.\u00a0<\/p>\n