Radiohead have announced the release of a new album, The King Of Limbs this coming Saturday, February 19.
The band announced the record on their official website this morning with the album being available to pre-order now from KingOfLimbs.com. The digital versions of the album will be made available on Saturday with the deluxe physical version being available from May 9. A 12"/CD version will be available in retail stores from March 28 on XL Recordings.
Billed by them as perhaps the world's first newspaper album, the newspaper version package will come with two 12 inch vinyls, a cd version and "many large sheets of artwork."
In a slight modification of the format for 2007's In Rainbows, the digital only versions will cost six pounds (Mp3) or nine pounds (Wav) rather than a pay-what-you-wish format.
The album titles relates to an oak tree in Savernake Forest, Wiltshire that is believed to be 1,000 years old. It is close to Tottenham House, where Radiohead previously recorded part of In Rainbows. A similar phrase also appears in the Qur'an.
More album details on the King Of Limbs website.
What do you think about the new album and the interesting format/change from pay-as-you-wish? Tell us in the comments below.
9:53 AM | 14/02/2011
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This is amazing, i havent been this excited since the release of inrainbows for an album, it sounds like a dark rock album, which would be amazing, the album cover is so call too. Im glad i dont know the songs, instead of watching them on youtube for a year before inrainbows came lol, Whats a newspaper album tho? haha
Posted by David Brown (Plymouth) at 11:59 AM | 14/02/2011 | Report Abuse
No doubt this will be every bit as BORING as all the others - but of course you guys in the press can't see through it as everything they come up with is always hailed as the best thing since sliced bread..............
Posted by Malcolm Calder at 12:26 PM | 14/02/2011 | Report Abuse
Fantastic they kept it a surprise again. The download formats are priced where they should be and the newspaper format is great news for the dedicated fan. But what about those of us who want a standard priced physical copy? I hope a CD follows this release like it did In Rainbows.
Posted by nick at 12:47 PM | 14/02/2011 | Report Abuse
I'm so happy right now..
Radiohead has the knack of inventing new things this tym its with newspaper album
I just love Radiohead..!!
Posted by Karan chopra at 12:49 PM | 14/02/2011 | Report Abuse
What the hell are you taolking about Malcolm? Boring?!
This is very good news. Glastonbury maybe?
Posted by Duncan at 1:14 PM | 14/02/2011 | Report Abuse
Malcolm Calder, you appear to be a cock young man.
Posted by Nige c at 1:16 PM | 14/02/2011 | Report Abuse
'Malcolm' says it all.
Posted by JAmes H at 7:35 PM | 14/02/2011 | Report Abuse
это круто)
Posted by Lorri at 2:57 PM | 16/02/2011 | Report Abuse
sadly not a dark rock album but a crap glitchy laptop style thing..more like a solo album than a radiohead album
Posted by deckard at 11:43 PM | 22/02/2011 | Report Abuse
Admittedly not what i want from a new album from the Big R but..... Mr Malcolm sir you are a top notch kunt if ever ive heard one id very much like to squeeze a cleveland steamer out into your pillow.
Posted by james king at 2:58 PM | 08/03/2011 | Report Abuse
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