Radiohead: New Album Details

Mr E

Thom Yorke Reveals New Radiohead Album Details!

Bands like Radiohead can leak little droplets of information about coming albums over the course of a year. Tantalizing us with what's in store, teasing us with cryptic quotes, and generally getting us all riled up, so that when the album finally drops, all of those droplets have whet our appetites such that we must have the album.

Well, Thommy Boy has given NME.com a few golden nuggets of info about the band's seventh album, which is not due until next spring at the earliest. Yorke feels that the recording process this time around finds the band shifting gears, much like they did in the post-OK Computer sessions that eventually led to Kid A and Amnesiac.

"It's going well," Yorke said of the work so far. "It's a bit like Kid A-- we're going through a period of change. But that's good. We'll get there."

That's it; that's all Yorke said about the album. But that's all he has to say. This doesn't necessarily mean that the album will sound like Kid A, but that it will be a big step forward for the band. It's good to see a group working so hard to create something different, unlike certain other English groups, who are content to stick their platinum-selling formulas. But we're not naming any names...cough cough...COLDPLAY! Oh weird, what a strange sneeze!

Anyway, several months ago Yorke and guitarist Jonny Greenwood performed some new material with the London Sinfonietta, where they debuted "Arpeggi". More recently, Yorke performed "House of Cards" during an all-night vigil for the Global Week of Action in support of Trade Justice. Other song titles mentioned by NME.com include "Glass Flowers" and "Reckoner".

You can find a link to a video of the Trade Justice performance below, but we're guessing there's some serious traffic over there. Or at least now there will be. Sorry.

* Pitchfork Review: Radiohead: Hail to the Thief
* Radiohead: http://www.radiohead.com/
* Trade Justice: http://www.tjm.org.uk/radiohead/

I absolutely hated Kid A, so I'm not taking Thom's quote literally. I hope the 'period of change' is a retro one and involves going back to the good old days.

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/05-06/09.shtml#radio

st_jimmy

He only uses kid a about the jump between ok computer and kid a. Doesnt mean new album will be like kid a.

Goodshape

w00t! \o/

Kid A was genious, as was everything after it. Not taking the quote literaly either though - they've never really stuck to a formula before (although Kid A / Amnesiac where like parts 1&2 to an extent) and I doubt they're going to go 'retro'.

Here's to the next evolution of Radiohead... can't bloody wait as usaul.

Jonny Arson

Goodshape wrote:

Here's to the next evolution of Radiohead... can't bloody wait as usaul.

Another evolution of Radiohead? They have been through about 10 of them already!

comet

I've kind of given up on the Radiohead of the first 3 albums, its like they were killed in a plane crash and this is a new band that I don't really like. A further evolution of their sound......that scares me!

ozt9vdujny3srf

Given the fact that Kid A was among their best ever albums, i think at this stage we can trust them to come up with something good no matter how different to anything they did before might be.

To those who moan about the band not being what they were at the start, whats the point on a band producing the same shíte across 7 albums?

Can't wait. They haven't failed us yet.

Mutant_Fruit

Drool-i-licious. I can't wait. As different as the new album is, i'm sure it'll still be a "Radiohead". They're just that damn good!

antifyre

I agree Mutant Fruit!

They are the only band who will move on and make something new and good........ Amnesiac was'nt what it should have been exactly, but Hail to the Thief is fantastic, and Kid A is still genius.......

Pet

I absolutely hated Kid A, so I'm not taking Thom's quote literally. I hope the 'period of change' is a retro one and involves going back to the good old days.

Same. Their last three albums of fuzzy muddy synth nonsense were disappointing to me..maybe there's something I'm not "getting", but then again, I didn't "get" the Strokes either, and I'm glad I trusted my instincts, cos they're utter ****e..

Alana

Hail to the thief far out does Kid A-which in itself is a great album, but pales in comparison to "hail to the.."

Yay. Well they haven't gone wrong yet in book. The Storkes 2nd album IMHO wasn't as bad as everyone mad it out to be..there are some good songs on there.

John

Kid A/Amnesiac are two of the best albums from the last decade. OK Computer is pretty great but it's boy scout stuff compared to those two.

shano

I didn't really enjoy kid a until I had first of all listened to it non stop for about a week in the lead up to the gig in the tent in punchestown and then it all made sense. It's a puzzle of an album but I find that intriguing. A lot of people don't have the patience to allow an album time to grow on them anymore. A quick fix is what they desire then...in many cases...they throw it away again. Fair play to the 'head for trying to produce something new each time and having the belief in their art to ignore the critics.

RE*AC*TOR

John2 wrote:

Kid A/Amnesiac are two of the best albums from the last decade. OK Computer is pretty great but it's boy scout stuff compared to those two.

How very very pretentious.

If KidA and/or Amnesiac were universally loved would you prefer OK Computer?

Töpher

Wow, what crawled up your ass this morning? You presume because someone prefers Kid A/Amnesiac to Ok Computer (Even though he says its great!) its because of the popularity of them? Jesus, grow up! I know alot of people who prefer their latter works, they're interesting and keep you listening. The early works are great too, but I'd much rather listen to Kid A etc than Ok Computer parts 2 3 and 4 (beacuse... that would be... BORING!), thats not saying I don't like the early works, I love them, but the changes are good, it sure as hell beats releasing the same album 6 or 7 times a la Oasis.

And why do you feel the need to attack people over personal prefered albums? What are you, 12?

RE*AC*TOR

Einst&#252 wrote: »

Wow, what crawled up your ass this morning? You presume because someone prefers Kid A/Amnesiac to Ok Computer (Even though he says its great!) its because of the popularity of them? Jesus, grow up! I know alot of people who prefer their latter works, they're interesting and keep you listening. The early works are great too, but I'd much rather listen to Kid A etc than Ok Computer parts 2 3 and 4 (beacuse... that would be... BORING!), thats not saying I don't like the early works, I love them, but the changes are good, it sure as hell beats releasing the same album 6 or 7 times a la Oasis.

And why do you feel the need to attack people over personal prefered albums? What are you, 12?

Yes, I'm 12. :rolleyes:

I'm not denying KidA and/or Amnesiac are very good albums - and I much prefer bands to evolve, rather than stagnate. Its almost preposterous to call OK Computer "boy scout stuff". I won't get into its merits here (because we ALL know them) - but you must also accept that this musical snoberry (for want of a better term) also exists - I know because I've often been guilty of it.

I hardly attacked anyone by the way.

I will admit, though, that I ddin't allow for the possiblity he actually DOES prefer them (or has at least convinced himself that he prefers them).

Töpher

He did say they were boy scout compared to the latter works Which is completely different to just saying its boy scout stuff! (Because only Steps and the like are boy scouts work of art!)

BubbleBoy

KidA and Amnesiac are not great albums, there crap. And theres a big case of 'the emperors new clothes' when it comes to these two albums, as die-hard Radiohead fans won't admit the that these two offerings suck!

Serbian

John2 wrote:

Kid A/Amnesiac are two of the best albums from the last decade. OK Computer is pretty great but it's boy scout stuff compared to those two.

I know it's highly subjective but I really don't think you can justify the statement that Kid A or Amnesiac are one of the best albums of the last decade. Mainly because they were both released in this decade

Töpher

BubbleBoy wrote:

KidA and Amnesiac are not great albums, there crap. And theres a big case of 'the emperors new clothes' when it comes to these two albums, as die-hard Radiohead fans won't admit the that these two offerings suck!

I actually only started "really" listening to Radiohead after these offerings. Before them I thought they were a good band, but nothing overly spectacular, but they opened my eyes, and although I now love the early works, I much prefer Kid A onwards...

Goodshape

Einst&#252 wrote: »

I actually only started "really" listening to Radiohead after these offerings. Before them I thought they were a good band, but nothing overly spectacular, but they opened my eyes, and although I now love the early works, I much prefer Kid A onwards...

Ditto. And it actually took me a while to think of them (Kid A / Amnesiac) as anything spectacular either. Pretentious **** I thought. Then I actually listened to them.. then saw them live soon afterwards. Sold - hook, line and sinker.

The older stuff is good but it's comparable to quite a lot these days. The newer stuff is distinctly Radiohead as far as Im concerned.

John

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

How very very pretentious.

If KidA and/or Amnesiac were universally loved would you prefer OK Computer?

I'd still think the same of them because I honestly think they are far more interesting than OK Computer. I'm not denying that OK Computer is a great album but IMO Kid A/Amnesiac are far better.

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

Its almost preposterous to call OK Computer "boy scout stuff".

I will admit, though, that I ddin't allow for the possiblity he actually DOES prefer them (or has at least convinced himself that he prefers them).

It's boy scout stuff compared to Kid A/Amnesiac, compared to most stuff it is more SAS type stuff. And I haven't convinced myself that I prefer those albums, I've always liked the stuff that Kid A/Amnesiac are blatently influenced by. I'd listen to Autechre and Squarepusher before I listen to Radiohead. Just because I happen to have a different opinion, it's not to try and sound pretentious. If I wanted to sound pretentious I would have waffled on about how Radiohead have ripped off the back catalogue of Warp Records.

BubbleBoy wrote:

KidA and Amnesiac are not great albums, there crap. And theres a big case of 'the emperors new clothes' when it comes to these two albums, as die-hard Radiohead fans won't admit the that these two offerings suck!

Good thing I'm not a die-hard Radiohead fan. I despise the first album, it is utter rubbish. The Bends is good but it's not exactly the most exciting thing that has ever been released. Couple of great tracks but a lot of filler too.

Serbian wrote:

I know it's highly subjective but I really don't think you can justify the statement that Kid A or Amnesiac are one of the best albums of the last decade. Mainly because they were both released in this decade

I meant the last ten years by the last decade.