Seventh Radiohead Album

Radiohead have announced that they have started mixing their new album. This is very exciting news. The last album came in 2003 and was the last in a cycle of 3 post OK Computer albums that had a very similar sound and aura. There has been a lot of speculation about how LP7 will sound. Will it mark a radical new direction with large-scale orchestration, will it be more computer effects and beats or will it be three minute rock songs? The band have been tight lipped and so far there have been no leaks of unmixed tracks. Likely new songs can be found on fansites like atease and greenplastic and mp3's of live versions of works in progress can be found on finefinemusic. Plank, the bands very down to earth guitar/instrument tech and general fixer has a lovely little blog which is very tight lipped about the band but very informative and good fun.

The band have been cryptically keeping fans up to date via their Dead Air Space blog which contains a Hodiau Direkton section (Japanese; 'todays direction') where the new ideas for the artwork are previewed. All the stuff to date can be found collected on this fan blog. As for a release date? Who knows. The band have no record contract so that could delay things. And a title? No idea. Probably something seemingly random with a cute hidden meaning as usual. 'Down Is The New Up' is a possible but this is a song name so.. And touring? Earns the band loads of cash and breathes new life into the songs that are on record (the Kid A stuff sounds just as good live even though entirely different). But... Thom is a Friends Of The Earth frontman and has been heavily criticised for his carbon debt from the massively polluting tours the band do.