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On February 25, 2010 Yorke revealed the name of his new band: " Atoms for Peace ", and announced a series of U. S. tour dates.

Yorke first introduced the band late in 2009, with a series of concerts in Los Angeles.

It includes Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers on bass, Beck, R. E. M., all-round session drummer Joey Waronker, percussionist Mauro Refosco of the musical collective Forro in the Dark and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich on keyboards and treatments.

When the band officially debuted in Los Angeles last October, it was billed with question marks due to it being unnamed.

In a note on Radiohead's web site, Yorke wrote ; " It has been decided that we call ourselves Atoms For Peace.

hope you like the name.

it seemed bleedin ' obvious.

" Atoms for Peace is a track on Yorke's 2006 solo album, The Eraser, its title taken in turn by the Eisenhower speech of the same name.

The band toured briefly, playing eight dates across the USA including the three-day Coachella music festival in Indio, California on April 18, 2010.

Thom Yorke has also confirmed rumours that the band were recording material together, and has announced that an album is nearing completion, tentatively scheduled for release in 2012.