Radiohead announce new album: ‘In Rainbows’

im so happy. im so happy. im so happy. my heart aches and i want to cry. i feel like i found a new love who doesnt know i like her yet. but i wear my heart on my sleeve and i already gave ‘In Rainbows’, my heart.

I think it’s awesome how such an artistic and successful band could still take a great deal of joy out of playing a huge prank on their fans. They had us all absolutely convinced (and perturbed) that it was still several months away and then, suddenly, this. So great.

Also, a double album?!? And Reckoner, Up on the Ladder, and Last Flowers ALL making it!!!??? Plus, no label, download-only and price-negotiable? Come on, no one could have predicted all that. These guys are batshit crazy and we are the beneficiaries.

i found hope in this world again

Arpeggi

this is rediculous, has anyone talked about how they don’t have a record company for this? This is one of the first times a band just puts out an album on their own, completely disregarding record companies. This is amazing, a whole new turn in music. This is just a kick in the jaw for all of the record companies. It’s so exciting.

Double album. Unbelievable.

I haven’t even heard it yet, and it’s already been well worth the wait.

And music distribution is changed forever…

If only there were an in between option. I want to get all the songs, but don’t really need the vinyl, as cool as that would be…seems like they’re kind of taking advantage of all the hardcore fans who will jump on that “discbox” thing no matter what it costs.

the piece inside me that has been dead for months suddenly came alive again.

The 40 pound cost includes shipping, which is nice for those of us who live in other continents. I’ll probably go for the box set, although I’ll be holding off charging the credit card until my next statement comes up.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

$80?!
those greedy motherfuckers!

just kidding!
you bet your ass that ill be ordering it as soon as i get the money

i love you radiohead!

Finally. And Videotape is on it.

These 10 days will be soooo long.

Fucking hell.

This went from a terrible, slow hungover monday to the best start a week could ever have. Teasing the fans with the coded message nonsense for a few days, and then this – perfect!

I am shocked…. but very very happy. haven’t been so much since 2003

Wonder what format the download is in – haven’t seen anything yet…

THANKYOU RADIOHEAD FOR GIVIVNG ME SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR

EXecellent woooooo

I thought they would be a little nicer to their fans, but am still very very excited. Discbox will be making a large hole in the back pocket of many people tonight!

this is amazing! amaaaaazing!! its a turning point in music history…im sooooo pumped

Gahh

LYRIC BOOKLETS!

I will be pinching myself until October 10th.

Radiohead have always had a knack of surprising us – right from the days in the pubs when they’d play Creep over and over, through that Salamanca performance when they asked us to construct parts of the setlist, and now this.

Radiohead, you are God’s gift.

I’m glad the Time article points out the reference to Prince, but I think they missed the point. He used a similar tactic to make his album, Musicology, seem more statistically lucrative by giving free copies out with concert ticket sales, which were included in Billboard’s album sales charts. This idea is even better! (An album that costs whatever you want? Who wouldn’t buy it?)They could sell billions of copies of this album! Genius. I’m so psyched! Haha… they’ll have to come up with a new and rare precious metal to denote such HIGH album sales.

beautiful, this has made my day!!

i wanna thank radiohead for being so intelligent and kind and and and and and…
unbelievable.

the best thing ever.

That is the best thing I have ever heard. Now I feel kind of strange – it really is the best thing I wil ever experience. Nothing will compare to this. That means I will never really be happy again!
Damn you, Radiohead!

OK just kidding. I don’t know if this is genius or just really stupid. I say it’s genius.
Though the Discbox really is quite expensive I’m definitely gonna buy it! Now I’m just waiting for my father to come home, I got no credit card, he does
Damn… what if it is sold out by the time he arrives?

The thing that amazes me the most, is the fact that they play this joke on us for a couple of days, and then, suddenly I see the fucking headline… Yay! And pay whatever you want for the downloads? Seriously, I really hope that no-one gives less than 10£. If I weren’t buying the Discbox, I’d pay a lot for the downloads.

All Hail To Radiohead!

i´m fucking crazy.
already pre-order.
can´t wait for the day.
i´m going to enter coma until that day

I agree with Roy up above – what’s with the title and artwork? I hate that ultra lo-fi, sloppy aesthetic. It’s been done. And it doesn’t seem to have any connection to the artwork tidbits previously associated with the album (on deadairspace). Ah well…I guess the monumentally impressive artwork of the past 4 albums will have to be enough!

Still, new album with (essentially) 18 tracks, and the whole way in which they’re going about this is a lot to get excited about. Recognizing that their album will be downloaded for free anyway, and simply cutting out the middle man…i love this band.

I think I’ve just soiled myself

I tried to pre-order this morning but the
website was slow so I went to work. Now
the “order” tab that was on the bottom
of the inrainbows.com site is missing. They
wouldn’t have already taken the pre-order
down, would they?

tim – many thanks, that worked.

Me likes the artwork (as far as seen). And to anyone who aks, why the Disc-Box takes so long to wait for, I think that´s the best part of the whole plan! You´ll get the “normal” ten album-tracks as early as anyone who payed as much as they wanted for the same download. And if you have begun to love the first part, you get the second on top with lots of gimmicks! GReat! I think the Disc-Box is the thing they really want to present their music like, but let´s face it, anyone who´s not a fan hardly can take a double-album, no matter what band! And since they have no label to share the costs, I guess the price for the Disc-Box is pretty much in the range of the pure production costs. And it will be interesting to see, how much the average downloader will pay for the pure music, the pure information without any extras. I´m not sure, but I guess, they couldn´t cover their costs if they would just put it on the internet, so it´s no option for bands that haven´t got a status like that so far. But maybe it kick-starts something. Anyways, I think they got balls to trade in their artistical and financial credits for such an event, no matter how huge they might be! Luvem

they will prove to all the records company that the music market sales has changed with internet, and they will give the full album free download so they can win money with tours and merchandising, i really think it will work

happy happy happy

Fucking yes. holy…. fukcing yes. FUCKING YES.

I AM GOING TO EXPLODE.

MY GIRLFRIEND NOTICED ABOUT THIS!I’M SO HAPPY… I WANT IT… I did know. Radiohead did it again!

RADIOHEAD… THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!

I LOVE YOU ♥

What? Whattt? WHAATTTT! A pleasant surprise. I love Radiohead so much I’ve long ago stopped caring about their hypothetical next album. But now this…

Jesus, someone already made a wikipedia entry for it… it was probably one of you guys… haha.

Please add to Wikipedia: The first botched change in purchasing music. The site is still not working… at least they tried. I think all us first-timers should get autographs from Radiohead… I sent my card infor x2… No reply from them…

so people who are going to pay whatever they want… how much are you planning to pay?

based on the current conversion
you’re looking at about $82

already got mine without a second thought
consider it an investment in my sanity.

Changing the world once again

unbelievable

Thanks ulteriordf
I hope they do release a CD version in the shops. Personally I’d rather buy the double CD in the shops than set my own price for the single disc version or the discbox (although great it’s out of my price range!).

I’m definitely getting it anyway though in whatever shape or form. Can’t wait.

Almost 5:00am in the colony 10/2/2007. no word from them; I guess they have my card info… I think they really underestimated how much they are needed – I’m tired of standing in line; sleepy time… g’nite my heros…

I found out today, ordered today and am so so happy today- Is it here yet? How bout now? Oh.. OK… How bout now? Its 2:44 am- I’ll just stay up a bit longer cuz it could be here any time now- I gotta hear it- “HEY CHASER, check your PC- is it there yet? THIS WILL BE THE LONGEST 10 DAYS EVER!
THANK YOU THANK YOU RADIOHEAD-
How bout now? Is it here yet? Can you double check? How bout now

[...] However, a boxed physical edition containing a second CD, extra tracks, hard vynil copies, a collector’s book and other merchandising can be also pre-ordered and will be sent out on December the 3rd, priced £40. The boxes will be made to order and are aimed to satisfy hardcore fans. A 2008 physical release on CD is also being considered. More details can be obtained here. [...]

The reason the discbox is so expensive is probably because they’re only made to order. Jonny has already said they were seeing a lot more interest in the album than what they had expected.

Craig, you might be right. It would be sad, but at least far better then putting out a “Best Of” double and a “Box Set” of 1989-Homerecording-Versions of unreleased tracks. This makes sense, and would explain Nude, Reckoner, Last Flowers and all this after all these years. Too bad though they weren´t satisfied with their versions of Big Boots and Lift. But who knows? It could be an beginning also…

I love this band so much… unbelievable move.. great. Can’t wait… butterflies.. feels like falling in love. May RH live forever.

I really wish they add an option of lp only no bonus for poor people as myself. If I could mail them a suggestion as well please add paypal to the registration instead of credit card only, I really want to pay for the love.

I’m so ficking happy. thank you rh.

I can see them releasing “Down is the New Up” and “Bangers and Mash” as singles and having the other tracks from the second disc as bsides when it starts selling in record stores. I always thought these would be the singles since they’re the only two new songs they played when they radio aired that one concert from their last tour.

with the shipping which would be 20 us dollars, and the worth of the 180gram vinyl prob at 20 – 30 dollars
the cds still seem kinda high but it prob includes 30 dollars worth of art i hope

FINALLY a new album !
RADIOHEAD.. THE REVOLUTION
great great great

I keep going to the radiohead website, clicking on “details” for the discbox, and rereading it. Anyone else do this? I’m just so excited!

i’ve read so many things about this now, i’ve kind of got bored of it all.
i don’t think it will change the industry that much, in the short term.
no other band are in the position radiohead are in. and no other band have the balls.
yeah it’s amazing what they’re doing but for the short term at least i can’t see the change the media is expecting.
i think radiohead are showing the industry that they’re not needed.
though there are people out in the world won’t pay for music, there are those who will if the opportunity is given.

this is about musicians giving their music to us without being tied to a contract and charging a price they feel is right.
in the future i can see bands offering albums, eps and singles as downloads and there being a set cost instead of the way radiohead are doing it but not for a few years yet.
i think this is going to show which bands are in it for the money and who’s in it for ‘the music’.

i think most people have been paying for the download, i haven’t but i also ordered the discbox.
my reason for this is i literally couldn’t afford to do so(student).
should i be as guilty as i feel?

@Craig, I’m certain this is a no guilt necessary (as well as no donation necessary) partnership with fans; they were starving students, too

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