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2007 was all a’buzz with Radiohead’s online release of ‘In Rainbows.’ To kick off 2008 and the hard release of the now infamous industry redefining album, Radiohead went to the web with Scotch_Mist- a collection of live performances and videos from ‘In Rainbows’ (Sorry kids, it’s not a new whisky flavored sports drink).

Below, the band performs ‘House of Cards’. Click here to see the webcast in its entirety.

Radiohead’s pay-what-you-want business model for In Rainbows wasn’t exactly the death knoll to the music industry that people claimed it to be. The end of the music industry as we know it? No way. Savvy marketing? Absolutely!

Now, weeks after In Rainbows release Radiohead’s former label EMI is planning to sell the band’s entire back catalog digitally on December 10…for a sh*t-ton of money! Yay! (more…)

When the clock struck 12:00 this morning Radiohead fans clamored to their website and downloaded their new album In Rainbows in record numbers, causing the server to crash as expected. With a digital copy safe in my clutch I, at the same time as any music critic in my time zone (no promos for the big mags), will listen to the album.

Radiohead, without a label, have released an album where the consumer names the price (I paid $8), with all marketing done in a respectable fashion (read: no media schlepping).

Without further ado here’s the track-by-track review of In Rainbows:

“15 Step”

Right upon the first flurry of beatwork on “15 Step” its noticeable that Radiohead’s cold, terse electronics – paging Kid A – have been ditched for the brighter corners of IDM. Tinny drum machine beats (reminiscent of Autechre’s “Dael” from Tri Repetae – an opener as well) dart and shuffle around Thom Yorke, whose lyrics are far less oblique here than on past recordings (mentions of natural progression are abound). Nothing groundbreaking, but a cryptic listen nonetheless.

Pundits may call “15 Step” a slightly-too-light version of “Idioteque”; while the comparison to the most brittle of Radiohead’s tracks may not be far off the mark, it doesn’t do “15 Step” full justice. As a frayed, sunrise-type of opener the song succeeds. It would fit snugly into Hail to the Thief’s tracklisting, which can mean a number of things depending on your opinion of that album.

“Bodysnatchers”

The simplicity of “15 Step” rears its head on “Bodysnatchers,” a more colorful attempt at the midtempo chug-along. Distorted, multi-tracked guitar (courtesy of Jonny Greenwood) muddies up an otherwise by-numbers Radiohead affair, complete with a rambling Yorke and slippery bassline.

The ending coda teases the structure to a fine degree, echoing the frazzled and fried jangle of “Electioneering” from OK Computer. Satisfying but curiously lacking, to be honest. (more…)

When news about Radiohead’s new album went cold for a few months, people expected a big announcement from the camp – but nothing like this.

In typical Radiohead fashion, a cryptic message was found on their website last night:

“Hello everyone.

Well, the new album is finished, and it’s coming out in 10 days;

We’ve called it In Rainbows.

Love from us all.”

- Jonny

Yes, you read that correctly: 10 days. As in next Wednesday, October 10.

Not only does Radiohead’s latest come out much sooner than expected but the album’s price is worth mentioning. The digital download of In Rainbows will cost…whatever you want it to cost!

Radiohead has decided to act like a museum, having you donate a small fee towards the download instead of being charged a set amount. That means you can own one of the greatest bands of the past two decades’ new album for the price of a small coffee – not a bad deal. (more…)