It’s no secret that in my top 10 list of all bands, Radiohead is deeply rooted somewhere between 1 and 5. I couldn’t be more excited that they are releasing a new album on Oct. 10th, the first in several years. And in true form, they are releasing it a little differently. It will be available two ways, digitally downloaded from their site, or purchased in a large extended kit, again from their site.

There is no iTunes download.

You can’t buy this in stores.

And the interesting part, the download version, you can set your own price. How much is it worth to you? Free? OK. $10.00? OK, too. Buy away. If you buy the boxed version, which includes extra material, a few vinyls, artwork, and a lot of extras, you’ll get to download immediately and the physical copy will be sent to you. I think I know what I want for Christmas.

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Here’s an article on the whole undertaking. Leave it to Radiohead to take on the entire music industry model. Makes me wonder what things I need to shake up?

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