Since In Rainbows, Radiohead has dropped little bits about when they would record another album, and last summer, Thom Yorke seemed to suggest to The Believer they’d never release a proper full length again. In the meantime, the band released two internet singles (“Harry Patch” and “These Are My Twisted Words”), but clearly, the Internet has been waiting for a full length.
Well according to guitarist Ed O’Brien, the next Radiohead album is almost finished. Speaking to BBC6, O’Brien said of LP8:
“Ideally, it would be great if it came out sometime this year. It has got to; I hope so. We’re at the finishing line. When you’re making a record, a film, write a book for ages and ages you think the finishing line is miles away. Now it feels it’s in touching distance. But of course, it being a creative process, at the last bit also, you have bursts of energy, you achieve a lot of things in a small period of time and then you’re nearly there. It might slow down. But yeah, hopefully it will be a matter of weeks.”
O’Brien also talked up the new record, saying it was “the best [Radiohead's] ever made”, and that the recording process has been, “genuinely exciting. It’s very different from what we did last time. It’s really nice to be doing this.” Well Ed, we think it’s really nice you’re doing it too, because now, this writer for one super excited. Read more at At Ease or check out the interview here (starts around 42 minute mark).
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