Whenever an interviewer made the far-from-contentious suggestion that the band’s music was depressing, singer Thom Yorke reacted like a recalcitrant 14-year-old who had been asked to clear the table.

recalcitrant (adj) 1: marked by stubborn resistance to and defiant of authority or guidance [syn: refractory] 2: marked by stubborn resistance to authority – source: Hail To The Thief review