New Radiohead, woo! King of Limbs digital release 2/19

**Deku Trii** · 02-14-2011, 10:45 AM

Radiohead's New Album "King of Limbs" Drops Saturday - Celebrity Circuit - CBS News

Panfan · 02-15-2011, 05:39 PM

WANT SO MUCH.

**Galefore** · 02-18-2011, 03:24 PM

PSYCH, they released it a day early!

Listening to it right now... Sounds a lot like The Eraser, if it were as focused and fleshed-out as Kid A (edit: Apparently just the first half, now that I've heard the whole thing. Thoughts on second half below.) . There's some of the vocal tricks and atmospherics left over from In Rainbows' more electronically produced tracks... Very much loving this. It's not an entirely new direction (they flirted with this kind of music on Hail to the Thief's electronica tracks and most of Amnesiac) but I think they finally perfected what they were going for then. Oh, and Lotus Flower is going to be a live favorite, for sure.

Only three more tracks to go... Codex is on now. More thoughts will be edited in when I'm done with the album.

EDIT: MAN the second half is brilliant. They sort of break away from The Eraser and head off in a really beautiful direction, starting with Lotus Flower. Damn. The last four songs are all super-great, and I think Separator is something entirely different. Glad they varied it up. This album is definitely a winner in my eyes... Soooooo sooooo not disappointed.

Panfan · 02-18-2011, 03:31 PM

Heard Lotus Flower just now. Freaking sweet song. I can't wait for the super-awesome deluxe edition.

**Galefore** · 02-18-2011, 09:52 PM

Also, apparently fans are speculating due to several clues Radiohead has dropped (the length of the special edition, the hullabaloo surrounding the early release date, and the fact that the orders are marked TKOL1) that the second part of the album will be released as originally scheduled tomorrow. Not exactly sure if that's going to be the case... But any chance that even more new Radiohead songs would come out to complement an already gorgeous new album is a chance I'm willing to hold on to. Either way, this album is awesome as it is... Part 2 or no Part 2, it's great on its own despite its brevity.

EDIT: The most compelling evidence is probably the weird twitter clues (some stuff in Japanese indicating today's date), the stuff listed earlier, and, of course, the final track being called "Separator" and including a line at the very end that says "if you think this is over then you're wrong". All conjecture at this point, but it's looking pretty likely. Here's hoping if they do release a part two they don't make those of us who actually payed for the first 8 songs pay again.

Panfan · 02-19-2011, 11:13 AM

the length of the special edition might not be a clue, really, as the records that come with the Newspaper Album are both 10"

**Galefore** · 02-19-2011, 12:09 PM

^That's true, I hear conflicting reports about the capacity of a 10" but it supposedly doesn't go over 20 minutes. Since it's looking less and less likely that there was a part 2, I can chalk this one up to Radiohead fans (me included, I guess) being insane.

***CaptHayfever*** · 02-19-2011, 01:51 PM

^A 12" holds 40-45 minutes. I can't imagine a 10" topping out at anything less than 30.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Panfan · 02-24-2011, 03:06 PM

Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Radiohead: The King of Limbs

PITCHFORK RATED A RADIOHEAD ALBUM A 7.9 SOMEBODY CALL THE INTERNET POLICE BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG DEAL

though it's basically just a stunt to grab attention, unless they can honestly say that Flockaveli by Waka Flocka Flame is better, because they gave that an 8.

02-14-2011, 10:45 AM	#1
Deku Trii PP&R Mod Current Events Mod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Texas Gender: Posts: 9,031 Thanks: 521 Thanked 1,099 Times in 583 Posts	New Radiohead, woo! King of Limbs digital release 2/19 Radiohead's New Album "King of Limbs" Drops Saturday - Celebrity Circuit - CBS News

02-18-2011, 03:24 PM	#3
Galefore EXPLOSION GOD OF MUSIC Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Some studio somewhere Gender: Posts: 8,275 Thanks: 1,361 Thanked 826 Times in 535 Posts Blog Entries: 5	PSYCH, they released it a day early! Listening to it right now... Sounds a lot like The Eraser, if it were as focused and fleshed-out as Kid A (edit: Apparently just the first half, now that I've heard the whole thing. Thoughts on second half below.) . There's some of the vocal tricks and atmospherics left over from In Rainbows' more electronically produced tracks... Very much loving this. It's not an entirely new direction (they flirted with this kind of music on Hail to the Thief's electronica tracks and most of Amnesiac) but I think they finally perfected what they were going for then. Oh, and Lotus Flower is going to be a live favorite, for sure. Only three more tracks to go... Codex is on now. More thoughts will be edited in when I'm done with the album. EDIT: MAN the second half is brilliant. They sort of break away from The Eraser and head off in a really beautiful direction, starting with Lotus Flower. Damn. The last four songs are all super-great, and I think Separator is something entirely different. Glad they varied it up. This album is definitely a winner in my eyes... Soooooo sooooo not disappointed. Last edited by Galefore; 02-18-2011 at 03:34 PM.

02-18-2011, 09:52 PM	#5
Galefore EXPLOSION GOD OF MUSIC Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Some studio somewhere Gender: Posts: 8,275 Thanks: 1,361 Thanked 826 Times in 535 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Also, apparently fans are speculating due to several clues Radiohead has dropped (the length of the special edition, the hullabaloo surrounding the early release date, and the fact that the orders are marked TKOL1) that the second part of the album will be released as originally scheduled tomorrow. Not exactly sure if that's going to be the case... But any chance that even more new Radiohead songs would come out to complement an already gorgeous new album is a chance I'm willing to hold on to. Either way, this album is awesome as it is... Part 2 or no Part 2, it's great on its own despite its brevity. EDIT: The most compelling evidence is probably the weird twitter clues (some stuff in Japanese indicating today's date), the stuff listed earlier, and, of course, the final track being called "Separator" and including a line at the very end that says "if you think this is over then you're wrong". All conjecture at this point, but it's looking pretty likely. Here's hoping if they do release a part two they don't make those of us who actually payed for the first 8 songs pay again. Last edited by Galefore; 02-18-2011 at 11:14 PM.

02-15-2011, 05:39 PM	#2
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,247 Times in 1,337 Posts Blog Entries: 15	WANT SO MUCH.

02-18-2011, 03:31 PM	#4
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,247 Times in 1,337 Posts Blog Entries: 15	Heard Lotus Flower just now. Freaking sweet song. I can't wait for the super-awesome deluxe edition.

02-19-2011, 11:13 AM	#6
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,247 Times in 1,337 Posts Blog Entries: 15	the length of the special edition might not be a clue, really, as the records that come with the Newspaper Album are both 10"

02-19-2011, 12:09 PM	#7
Galefore EXPLOSION GOD OF MUSIC Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Some studio somewhere Gender: Posts: 8,275 Thanks: 1,361 Thanked 826 Times in 535 Posts Blog Entries: 5	^That's true, I hear conflicting reports about the capacity of a 10" but it supposedly doesn't go over 20 minutes. Since it's looking less and less likely that there was a part 2, I can chalk this one up to Radiohead fans (me included, I guess) being insane.

02-19-2011, 01:51 PM	#8
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,659 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	^A 12" holds 40-45 minutes. I can't imagine a 10" topping out at anything less than 30. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

02-24-2011, 03:06 PM	#9
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,247 Times in 1,337 Posts Blog Entries: 15	Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Radiohead: The King of Limbs PITCHFORK RATED A RADIOHEAD ALBUM A 7.9 SOMEBODY CALL THE INTERNET POLICE BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG DEAL though it's basically just a stunt to grab attention, unless they can honestly say that Flockaveli by Waka Flocka Flame is better, because they gave that an 8.