"Go Slowly"
This aptly titled piano-based plodder is a bit overdramatic, in a “Climbing Up the Walls” sort of way. It’s all falsetto histrionics and minor-key doom and gloom but without any of the formal inspiration of, say, “Sail to the Moon.” Hopefully they’ll tart it up in the studio.

"15 Step"
Definitely one of the best of the bunch, “15 Step” is the only song the band played at all nine European shows. Based on a nifty electronic beat and a sort of deranged “Louie Louie” chord progression, the song is the most reminiscent of Kid A/Amnesiac from the new stuff.

"Spooks"
This minute-long instrumental sounds unlike anything the band has written before. A straight-up take on Dick Dale surf rock — truly bizarre. Maybe it’s the band’s way of responding to the criticism that they take themselves too seriously.

"Nude"
Formerly titled “Big Ideas,” this dates back to the OK Computer days. But in February on Dead Air Space, Yorke posted this comment: “right now we are working on nude, it sounds beautiful, as far as i can tell.” So it’s definitely in contention for a spot on the album. With its slow 6/8 shuffle and clean guitar chime, it’s reminiscent of the verses in “Subterranean Homesick Alien,” and probably the most gently pretty song of the lot.

"4 Minute Warning"
Another slow, quiet tune that wouldn’t sound out of place on OK Computer, this one’s a major-key piano and acoustic guitar affair, with Selway smacking a tambourine on the downbeats until about the halfway mark, when he kicks in with a solid tom-tom stomp. At one of the Copenhagen shows, the band didn’t quite seem to have it down yet, with Yorke declaring it “sketchy” at the end. But by the end of the European trek two weeks later, it had tightened up quite nicely.

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