Remember how Thom Yorke said Radiohead was going to take a break from recording albums? Think again. Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien told NME recently that the band will release a new album in 2010. It is doubtful that it will be a pay-what-you-want online release a la 2007′s In Rainbows, as O’Brien expressed a desire to make the album available physically.
“We love the artwork; that’s really important, the physicality,” O’Brien said. “And we all like vinyl. That’s not going to go away. I still like CDs as well. I got the Speech Debelle CD the other day – I nearly downloaded it from iTunes but I thought, ‘No. I want the physical thing.’”
O’Brien says the band will begin recording this Winter but did not give an estimate for a release date. As always, onethirtyBPM will keep you updated on the band’s progress.
October 14th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
This is perhaps the best news of the month.
October 16th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
brilliant, if its as good as the rest of their albums it will be AMAZING
November 14th, 2009 at 4:27 am
Great news. I'm excited to see and hear his “physical” album. I agree entirely. Sometimes the best things have to be held and touched…and sometimes paid for.
I'm a little nervous, too. It's always kind of scary when you learn one of your favorite bands is putting out a new album, like, “What if they go reggae or something?” There's no telling.
I have absolute faith in these guys however.
-B.