Whether or not this is any good at all, or overpriced or not, the one definitely fantastic thing about it is that it's released on a Saturday.Although UK music releases are now all on a Monday and have been for ages - SOME OF US CAN REMEMBER when new records were released on a Friday.If I recall correctly (although I do so increasingly infrequently).But there was, then, the added excitement of getting a new record just in time for the weekend.And Monday is far too far from the weekend, and from the first opportunity for many people to get a decent chance to listen to new stuff.There are 6 other days of the week - at least - that would be better than Monday for music being released.Saturday is, undoubtedly, one of these other days that is not a Monday.― Neil Willett, Monday, February 14, 2011 8:04 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
Although UK music releases are now all on a Monday and have been for ages - SOME OF US CAN REMEMBER when new records were released on a Friday.
If I recall correctly (although I do so increasingly infrequently).
But there was, then, the added excitement of getting a new record just in time for the weekend.
And Monday is far too far from the weekend, and from the first opportunity for many people to get a decent chance to listen to new stuff.
There are 6 other days of the week - at least - that would be better than Monday for music being released.
Saturday is, undoubtedly, one of these other days that is not a Monday.
― Neil Willett, Monday, February 14, 2011 8:04 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
awwwwww yeah, it's the weekend, time to throw on the new radiohead jam
― for all the fucked-up children of this world we give you 1p3 (history mayne), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 09:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Look Enrique, the Big Society means some of us have a tough old week of putting out each other's bins and having to buy up forests and stuff. Come Saturday we have no energy to be riding around in open-top cars drinking Moet. All we want to do is sit in our hospital beds and cry and cry and cry. So enough sarkiness from you.
― dentarthurdent (dog latin), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 10:17 (thirteen years ago) link
a radiohead album full of 8-minute songs runs a very high risk of being my album of the year, and I'm not ashamed to say that
You do realise that "really long songs" isn't actually any kind of guarantee that they'll be good?
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 10:22 (thirteen years ago) link
This newspaper edition is basically going to be Radiohead's Thick As A Brick right?
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 10:23 (thirteen years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ef/DirkvdM_thick_as_a_brick.jpg/440px-DirkvdM_thick_as_a_brick.jpg
http://mulharmen.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/gnr-lies.jpg
― for all the fucked-up children of this world we give you 1p3 (history mayne), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 10:26 (thirteen years ago) link
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3204/3048097992_4bb16dfa1d.jpg?v=0
― dentarthurdent (dog latin), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 10:28 (thirteen years ago) link
The design of all three of those is so well suited to the respective bands. Will frankly be disappointed if Radiohead don't recreate the whole of the Observer, complete with all the supplements.
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 10:34 (thirteen years ago) link
I for one am looking forward to Colin Greenwood's cookery column. Maybe the drummer could write an inane opinion piece about the diplomatic minefield of only sending out wedding invites through Facebook.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 10:37 (thirteen years ago) link
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/jobhosle/IMG_0073_edited-3.jpg
― zappi, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 10:48 (thirteen years ago) link
http://mykec.net/mykec/images/mly/roxette_look_sharp.jpg
― Most women do not like atheism.(8)(9)(10) (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 10:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Tom Waits' Heart Attack & Vine is another obvious one of these. No matter how much extra stuff they add, it's kind of a played out idea already.
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 11:18 (thirteen years ago) link
http://991.com/newGallery/Gail-Ann-Dorsey-The-Corporate-Wor-390022.jpg
― philippe is standing on it (MaresNest), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 11:19 (thirteen years ago) link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JohnLennon-albums-sometimeinnewyorkcity.jpg
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 11:41 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.torkhum.com/topten/rap_juicyjthumb.jpg
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 11:42 (thirteen years ago) link
http://img.noiset.com/images/album/lady-sovereign-random-disc-51613.jpeg
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 12:02 (thirteen years ago) link
One of the few things we know about this album is that the artwork won't actually be a newspaper, dudes.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 12:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah it that would be a daft assumption to make about something called a newspaper album that is made of many large sheets of paper and comes in a plastic bag.
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 12:09 (thirteen years ago) link
http://illustrationfriday.com/blog/wp-content/mcsweeneyspanorama.jpg
I'm convinced it'll be like McSweeny's... seriously, how many pieces of art? Held together with what?
http://www.printeresting.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_9594.jpg
― Under Me Smang Tang (Doran), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 12:10 (thirteen years ago) link
I think it's highly unlikely to be a traditional newspaper in the form of most of those album covers though, especially given what we already know about the cover. It might refer to lyrical content as well.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 12:12 (thirteen years ago) link
http://wklondon.typepad.com/welcome_to_optimism/images/2008/03/25/cover.jpg
^ wouldn't be that surprised if it turned out to be a bit like this with records in it
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 12:12 (thirteen years ago) link
McSweeney's looks beautiful. What is it precisely? Want to subscribe to it.
― Moka, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 12:13 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't know what you guys are on about, the cover art is fantastic and hopefully indicates what the album is like.
― Most women do not like atheism.(8)(9)(10) (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 09:45 (2 hours ago)
It looks Animal Collective to me. Sort of an In Rainbows version of MPP with Thom Yorke on vocals?
― Umm, I think that's my glass. (laser precise purpose maker era), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 12:16 (thirteen years ago) link
It's Dave Eggers' quarterly literary magazine based in San Francisco. It has the pretty cool idea of changing format with each issue. I love the newspaper one, you can still track it down on line.
― Under Me Smang Tang (Doran), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 12:20 (thirteen years ago) link
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XoS1XkWNUVE/SZBdeXv24GI/AAAAAAAABIk/2kjn81l5_Gg/s320/Spirit+They%27re+Gone,+Spirit+They%27ve+Vanished.jpg
― dentarthurdent (dog latin), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 12:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Nice! I was aware it was some sort of magazine but was impressed at seeing the newspaper format. A shame it's not a real, monthly or quarterly newspaper thing.
― Moka, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 12:30 (thirteen years ago) link
i think it might just mean "suitable for lining the cat's litterbox with"
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 12:32 (thirteen years ago) link
Hmmm... looks like it's time to go hatebomb a Ciara thread...
― dentarthurdent (dog latin), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 12:36 (thirteen years ago) link
I dunno, CDs are generally not very absorbent.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 12:37 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.redtelephone66.com/albumart/imligaz.jpg
― Mark G, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 13:05 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.chartstats.com/images/artwork/29561.jpg
eight tracks? is this confirmed? also is that You Tube tracklist real?
some lols here from Vice. not my favourite magazine in the world has to be said but.. http://www.viceland.com/music/2011/02/new-radiohead-album-the-first-review/
― piscesx, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 13:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Youtube tracklist is fan made.
― Moka, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 13:43 (thirteen years ago) link
I like the way Vice has two intros on their made up review. That's something that ruined HTTT and In Rainbows for me is the awkward sequencing where the first two songs sound like first tracks.
― dentarthurdent (dog latin), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 13:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, 2+2=5 and Sit Down Stand Up are both good tunes, but fairly similar structurally.
― Inevitable stupid dubstep mix (chap), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 13:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Xpost if radiohead got together with McSweeneys to do something together I would pay more than £30 for it. I spend enough on them separately as it is.
― jellybean (back again) (Jill), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 14:02 (thirteen years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/72/War_Love_is_All_Around.jpg
― city worker, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 14:14 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.bagism.com/img/albums/sometime-nyc-cover.jpg
― DL, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 14:22 (thirteen years ago) link
― DL, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 14:23 (thirteen years ago) link
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u2EwiNSE81o/SZ6fKS54FII/AAAAAAAAAl4/bqEtILY_POI/s400/Jefferson+Airplane+-+Volunteers.jpg
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 14:26 (thirteen years ago) link
I ask for a truce with the newspaper album pics until the actual album gets released.
― Moka, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 14:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Mmm found this tracklist on atease. I'm an idiot for still laughing at fart jokes.
(1) Thom farting(2) Jonny farting(3) Phil farting(4) Colin farting(5) Ed farting(6) Thom and Jonny farting in turns(7) The whole band farting at once(8) Lift
― Moka, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 14:48 (thirteen years ago) link
I ask for a truce with the fart jokes until the actual album gets released.
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 14:54 (thirteen years ago) link
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kP6z2XRkzsQ/Slx0nesCIGI/AAAAAAAAHIo/hzFOd2virII/s400/fart.jpg
― Moka, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 15:39 (thirteen years ago) link
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EJM6TDHF1rg/TMnttpAf-wI/AAAAAAAAGbw/5L51KzqMeW8/s1600/no_newspaper.png
― Mark G, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 15:41 (thirteen years ago) link
It's good news.
http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_leba3hIzCB1qzcik8o1_500.gif
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 15:52 (thirteen years ago) link
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61mSabXVfsL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
^ this thing's getting uglier by the minute
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 16:24 (thirteen years ago) link
Looks like it's on XL in the UK btw
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 16:26 (thirteen years ago) link
That's virtually unreadable.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 16:27 (thirteen years ago) link
The last one was on XL.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 16:29 (thirteen years ago) link