Is Radiohead about to drop a new album?
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Thom Yorke of Radiohead in Brisbane for the sold-out first leg of their 2012 Australian tour. Picture: Marc Robertson
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IT DOESN’T take much to whip Radiohead fans into a lather and a cryptic photograph posted by the revered English band’s frontman has done just that — sparking speculation that a new album may be imminent.
Overnight, Radiohead’s lead singer Thom Yorke posted a mysterious picture on Tumblr of a white vinyl record being played, which has led to rumours that he was teasing fans about a new LP. A link to the image was retweeted by the band’s longtime producer (and sixth member by proxy) Nigel Godrich, adding more hype.
Radiohead frontman posted this mysterious image on Tumblr.
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I will die when Radiohead announce new music
— dean (@danceyrselfdean) September 21, 2014
plz god let this be a new radiohead album http://t.co/jjB6vFczOq
— Stephen Lethbridge (@stephenleth) September 22, 2014
The rumour has some credibility because guitarist Jonny Greenwood revealed to BBC Radio 6 earlier this year that the band had plans to start work on new material.
“We’re going to start up in September, playing, rehearsing and recording and see how it’s sounding,” he said.
The critically lauded band has a legion of fans that watch their every move and, in turn, the band members are not afraid of using a cryptic web posts to tease them.
The band famously dropped a full album online in 2007, In Rainbows, and allowed customers to pay whatever they thought the album was worth.
Ed O’Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Thom Yorke and Phil Selway of Radiohead. Picture: AP Photo/J Scott Applewhite
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They haven’t released a full album since their avant-garde eighth LP The King of Limbs in 2011, but the band’s multi-talented members have been kept busy with solo side projects and scoring films.
Fans have also suggested that the vinyl may indicate new solo music from Yorke, because artwork similar to that of his The Eraser and Amok albums can be seen in the background.
Or, as one person of Twitter suggested, the pic could mean nothing more than the fact that Yorke decided to spin some vinyl.
maybe he’s just listening to a record RT @FACTmag @radiohead frontman @thomyorke shares cryptic image of mysterious new record
— robin typing lyrics (@thanksbobs) September 22, 2014
