Much to my surprise, I discovered this morning that Radiohead's seventh album (which will be downloadable or purchasable come October 10) doesn't have a price tag attached to it.
Thom Yorke and the rest of the band have decided that it is "up to the fans," and that they ultimately will decide how much to pay for the new album.
This is Radiohead's first album unbound by any record label. They terminated their contract with EMI after their smash hit record Hail To The Theif, which sold millions of copies on either side of the Atlantic.
Just looking back on Radiohead's discography and past critical acclaim, In Rainbows has big musical expectations to fulfill.
As a music fanatic myself, I have dedicated hours to my daily worship to Radiohead. One of the greatest joys of this group is their mastery of the cornocopia of musical genres and political themes that they have explored.
In the beginning, Radiohead had the archetypical "grungey" noise that many bands of the early 90's also explored, with several iconic and timeless hits such as "High and Dry," "Just" and "Creep."
But Radiohead shocked their fans with their progression to jazzier, more technical albums such as Amnesiac, evolving to a sophicated hybrid of electronica and totalitarian political undertones between the OK Computer and Hail To The Theif eras. For the last 16 years, Radiohead has been astonishing the auricular caverns of Western ears by defying musical boundaries and maintaining critical acclaim.
My biggest question right now is, what is the new album going to sound like?
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