At this, the height of the Information Age, how is it possible for one of the planet's biggest bands to absolutely shock the music world by announcing a new album and then releasing it just a few days later? Shouldn't we have known everything about Radiohead's The King of Limbs months ahead of it appearing on the scene, like we do with every new TV show, movie and album these days? What a breath of fresh air it's been this week to be surprised like this, and in a good way (for a change)!
I think I'll be holding out for the physical medium release (late next month) since I want a portable version of the album that I can enjoy in a variety of places, including the car. But five or six weeks is nothing to wait, especially when it's anticipation for something as monumental as a new Radiohead record. To get me there, here's the first video produced for The King of Limbs, with a very limber Thom Yorke grooving to "Lotus Flower":
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