Com Lag (2plus2isfive)
extended play by Radiohead
Com Lag (2plus2isfive) is an EP by the English rock band Radiohead, released in Japan and Australia on 24 March 2004. It was reissued in the UK and the US in 2007. It compiles B-sides from Radiohead's sixth album, Hail to the Thief (2003), along with remixes by Cristian Vogel and Four Tet and two live performances.
Music
"Paperbag Writer" features "sinister fractured funk". Its title references the Beatles song "Paperback Writer". "I Am a Wicked Child" is a "tainted, eerie missive" with harmonica. "Where Bluebirds Fly" is a "rattling, fidgety" electronic piece Radiohead used as the introduction music for their Hail to the Thief tour. "I Will (Los Angeles Version)" is an alternative version of "I Will" from Hail to the Thief, and "Fog (Again)" is a live performance of the Amnesiac B-side "Fog", rearranged for piano. The EP also includes remixes by Christian Vogel and Four Tet and a live version of "2 + 2 = 5".
Release
Com Lag was initially released in Japan and Australia on 24 March 2004.
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