New Radiohead Album (!!!)

Radiohead's had a new album in the works for quite a while, but their cryptic blog never made mention of any sort of official release date, which meant people were expecting it sometime next year, at the earliest. Of course, if you're Radiohead, you've got the artistic and financial leverage to do whatever the hell you want, so on Saturday they announced that their latest (and seventh) full-length album, "In Rainbows", is coming out in 10 days, and will be available online only for the first 2 months of its release.

The physical album itself will actually be released as a "discbox" featuring an extra CD of music, as well as two 12" vinyl LPs, a lyrics booklet and an art booklet. How much? Not cheap. Including shipping anywhere in the world, it's a flat rate of 40 pounds ($81CAD as of Sunday night), which is a lot for an album, but consider the fact that it also comes in an attractive slipcover. Also consider the fact that I am a rabid Radiohead fan, and would pay for the album with a tooth if I had to.

Now, you may be saying "$80 is way too much to ask, damn those greedy musicians!", but if you read a little further, you'll notice that the asking price for the digital download is anything. They are willing to accept ANY PRICE. Whatever you think is fair.

Radiohead is awesome.

The download becomes available on October 10th. It's a good thing that's the same day as the provincial elections, otherwise I would probably just sit in my room all day listening to Radiohead. I am excited. Radiohead.