In a fashion that seems predictably unpredictable, Radiohead released their new album without the traditional fanfare that usually goes along with a band of their stature and ranking within the music community. It was released a day early to boot.  There were no advertisements, no radio spots, no MTV appearances and no magazine covers, just a simple posting on their Internet. Radiohead has embraced and tapped into the Internet culture yet again.  Their last release, In Rainbows, was released on the Internet first and fans were able to pay whatever they wanted for it.

The King of Limbs is not In Rainbows, nor is it anything the band has done before.  If anything, I feel this is an extension of Yorke’s solo work, The Eraser.  Bass and guitar take a back seat on the majority songs while swelling sine waves, piano, and a reservoir of synth fill in the gaps.

I can’t tell you how I interpret these songs to be, simply because I do not know. Radiohead has created another album that deserves your attention and your dissection. Take this music and form your opinion.

I know this album will be playing through my headphones for months to come and then, maybe, I’ll be able to put more of a label on this album.

To be completely honest, I don’t want to label this album as one thing or another at this point.  I want to continue to enjoy it in the state I do now, in all its disorienting, melodic glory.