Rob
12-20-2006, 01:49 PM
From wikipedia:
The band are currently unsigned, having fulfilled their six-album contract with EMI. In interviews in 2006, the band said that having "no contract or release deadline to fulfill – it's both liberating and terrifying" to work that way.[14] The band have stated they will not make a decision on how to release their new material until it is finished, but that they do not plan to permanently re-sign to a label.
Radiohead began work again in early 2005. As a result of the band's work, Thom and Jonny debuted a new song, "Arpeggi," in March 2005, playing it at London's Ether Festival; Greenwood also debuted two of his own classical pieces, one written for the Ondes Martenot. Later that summer, Thom performed an acoustic set for the Trade Justice Rally, playing the never-recorded "Nude" (aka "Big Ideas") and "Reckoner" debuting the new song "House of Cards," and introducing "Last Flowers [Till Hospital]," a remnant of the OK Computer period.
In early September 2005 the band recorded a new, piano-based song, "I Want None of This", for the War Child charity album Help: A Day in the Life - a sequel to the 1995 compilation to which the band had contributed "Lucky." The album was sold on the Internet, and Radiohead's contribution became the most downloaded track, though in contrast with "Lucky" it was not released as a single.
Radiohead returned to regular recording sessions by late summer 2005, posting intermittently in their Dead Air Space blog on their progress. Recording continued into early 2006. On the initial sessions, the band chose to work with Mark "Spike" Stent instead of their longtime co-producer Nigel Godrich. As revealed by Ed O'Brien in December 2005, the switch was made amiably because the band felt too comfortable with Godrich and wanted to challenge themselves. The band finished work with Stent in spring 2006. However it seems that Godrich closely followed their recording sessions and returned at the producer chair after the end of band's subsequent tour in August 2006.
In May and June 2006, Radiohead toured England and major cities in Europe and North America, returning to Europe for several concerts in late August. The tour drew sold out crowds to smaller venues, such as clubs and theatres, including a benefit performance in London for Friends of the Earth's campaign to stop climate change. In addition to playing old songs and re-arranged versions of "Arpeggi", "Nude" and "House of Cards," Radiohead premiered 10 new songs on their 2006 tour: "Bangers 'n' Mash", "Open Pick", "15 Step", "4 Minute Warning", "Spooks", "Bodysnatchers", "Go Slowly", "Videotape", "Down Is The New Up" and "All I Need". All are seen as possible contenders for a new Radiohead album, but according to interviews, these represent only a portion of the newly written material. 2006 also marked the first time the band had played the massive Bonnaroo and V music festivals; they headlined both lineups of V and played a 28-song set at Bonnaroo, their longest live concert in years. In an interview following the performance, Thom confirmed that a DVD of the performance is in the works. [15]
As of December 2006, the band is currently in their third month of recording with Godrich at several rural locations in England. Thom Yorke said on Dead Air Space that the band have "started the record properly now... starting to get somewhere I think. Finally."[16] He compared the lyrical concept of the new songs to that of OK Computer: "It's about that anonymous fear thing, sitting in traffic, thinking, 'I'm sure I'm supposed to be doing something else'... it's similar to OK Computer in a way. It's much more terrifying. But OK Computer was terrifying too - some of the lyrics were."[17]
Radiohead will likely release their seventh album sometime in 2007, but its release date and title are unknown. The band recently extended their publishing contract with Warner/Chappell[18]. As Yorke has hinted at a plan to release EPs rather than an album, it is unknown whether the band has plans to negotiate a new contract with a label for release of current and future recordings.
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The band are currently unsigned, having fulfilled their six-album contract with EMI. In interviews in 2006, the band said that having "no contract or release deadline to fulfill – it's both liberating and terrifying" to work that way.[14] The band have stated they will not make a decision on how to release their new material until it is finished, but that they do not plan to permanently re-sign to a label.
Radiohead began work again in early 2005. As a result of the band's work, Thom and Jonny debuted a new song, "Arpeggi," in March 2005, playing it at London's Ether Festival; Greenwood also debuted two of his own classical pieces, one written for the Ondes Martenot. Later that summer, Thom performed an acoustic set for the Trade Justice Rally, playing the never-recorded "Nude" (aka "Big Ideas") and "Reckoner" debuting the new song "House of Cards," and introducing "Last Flowers [Till Hospital]," a remnant of the OK Computer period.
In early September 2005 the band recorded a new, piano-based song, "I Want None of This", for the War Child charity album Help: A Day in the Life - a sequel to the 1995 compilation to which the band had contributed "Lucky." The album was sold on the Internet, and Radiohead's contribution became the most downloaded track, though in contrast with "Lucky" it was not released as a single.
Radiohead returned to regular recording sessions by late summer 2005, posting intermittently in their Dead Air Space blog on their progress. Recording continued into early 2006. On the initial sessions, the band chose to work with Mark "Spike" Stent instead of their longtime co-producer Nigel Godrich. As revealed by Ed O'Brien in December 2005, the switch was made amiably because the band felt too comfortable with Godrich and wanted to challenge themselves. The band finished work with Stent in spring 2006. However it seems that Godrich closely followed their recording sessions and returned at the producer chair after the end of band's subsequent tour in August 2006.
In May and June 2006, Radiohead toured England and major cities in Europe and North America, returning to Europe for several concerts in late August. The tour drew sold out crowds to smaller venues, such as clubs and theatres, including a benefit performance in London for Friends of the Earth's campaign to stop climate change. In addition to playing old songs and re-arranged versions of "Arpeggi", "Nude" and "House of Cards," Radiohead premiered 10 new songs on their 2006 tour: "Bangers 'n' Mash", "Open Pick", "15 Step", "4 Minute Warning", "Spooks", "Bodysnatchers", "Go Slowly", "Videotape", "Down Is The New Up" and "All I Need". All are seen as possible contenders for a new Radiohead album, but according to interviews, these represent only a portion of the newly written material. 2006 also marked the first time the band had played the massive Bonnaroo and V music festivals; they headlined both lineups of V and played a 28-song set at Bonnaroo, their longest live concert in years. In an interview following the performance, Thom confirmed that a DVD of the performance is in the works. [15]
As of December 2006, the band is currently in their third month of recording with Godrich at several rural locations in England. Thom Yorke said on Dead Air Space that the band have "started the record properly now... starting to get somewhere I think. Finally."[16] He compared the lyrical concept of the new songs to that of OK Computer: "It's about that anonymous fear thing, sitting in traffic, thinking, 'I'm sure I'm supposed to be doing something else'... it's similar to OK Computer in a way. It's much more terrifying. But OK Computer was terrifying too - some of the lyrics were."[17]
Radiohead will likely release their seventh album sometime in 2007, but its release date and title are unknown. The band recently extended their publishing contract with Warner/Chappell[18]. As Yorke has hinted at a plan to release EPs rather than an album, it is unknown whether the band has plans to negotiate a new contract with a label for release of current and future recordings.
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