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Thom Yorke is releasing an album on indie label XL on July 11. He sent the following post to members of Radiohead's fan club a few nights ago.

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this is just a note to say that something has been kicking around in the background that i have not told you about.
its called The Eraser.
nigel produced & arranged it .
i wrote and played it.
the elements have been kicking round now for a few years and needed to be finished & i have been itching to do something like this for ages.
it was fun and quick to do.
inevitably it is more beats & electronics.
but its songs.
stanley did the cover.
yes its a record!
no its not a radiohead record.
as you know the band are now touring and writing new stuff and getting to a good space so i want no crap about me being a traitor or whatever splitting up blah blah...
this was all done with their blessing. and i don't wanna hear that word solo. doesnt sound right.
ok then thats that.

i think its out in july and im pretty certain XL are going to put it out.
love thom

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The track list follows.

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01 the eraser
02 analyse
03 the clock
04 black swan
05 skip divided
06 atoms for peace
07 and it rained all night
08 harrowdown hill
09 cymbal rush

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The fourth track will be featued at the end of Richard Linklater's new A Scanner Darkly.

Here is a link to the album's webpage.

Radiohead is touring this summer and releasing their new album early next year.

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Damn, he went solo.

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Seriously, what a traitor.

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I will purchase this compact disc in July, then ejaculate mass amounts of semen while listening to it.

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I will purchase this compact disc in July, then ejaculate mass amounts of semen while listening to it.

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remind me to avoid you in July or at least wear a raincoat.

TT [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

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I will purchase this compact disc in July, then ejaculate mass amounts of semen while listening to it.

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I was looking at Shant's avatar while reading this. It was synergy.

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They've been playing some of the songs on Thom's upcoming album during their current tour. I'll be at the 2nd MSG date if anyone else is going.

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These guys need to quit dicking around up and down the coasts and get their asses back to Red Rocks.

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They've been playing some of the songs on Thom's upcoming album during their current tour. I'll be at the 2nd MSG date if anyone else is going.

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I'm very envious

I cannot get tickets for a reasonable price in my area
I've been spoiled though and seen them on 6 different tours previously (since The Bends days) [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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I'm looking forward to this mainly because there's so much ambiguity as to what it's gonna sound like. I look forward to leeching it before the release date.

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wow i suck at getting tickets. there's like no chance at getting one at a reasonble price for the an msg show right?

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saw them in the UK last week, their new stuff is okay but not groundbreaking. Somewhere in between Amnesiac and Thief.

They are much much more competent live than on any previous tour.

Looking forward to Thom's album. I mean, I won't use the "s" word but for god's sakes, how do we refer to it except as a lone endeavour?

no-one's referred to anything as a lone endeavour since the 1800s.

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wow i suck at getting tickets. there's like no chance at getting one at a reasonble price for the an msg show right?

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I haven't seen them for any less than about $175/$200 online. I have heard though that ticketmaster sometimes releases a limited amount of tickets the day of/day before the show. Couldn't hurt giving that a try. The Black Keys are also opening the MSG shows which is awsome.

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I got my hands on a copy of this today.

My thoughts (four listens deep): zomfg

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wow i suck at getting tickets. there's like no chance at getting one at a reasonble price for the an msg show right?

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tickets in Boston for this weekend are selling for about 2x face, and it's not a big venue

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I got my hands on a copy of this today.

My thoughts (four listens deep): zomfg

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I just got an erection reading that.

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I"m listening to it now and its goot. Rly goot.

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I got my hands on a copy of this today.

My thoughts (four listens deep): zomfg

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Six listens deep now. It's so sick.

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I will also go on record and say its really really really good.

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I will also go on record and say its really really really good.

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don't be evasive. what do you think?

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I got my hands on a copy of this today.

My thoughts (four listens deep): zomfg

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how did you get a copy of it? I thought it was July 11th [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]?

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These guys need to quit dicking around up and down the coasts and get their asses back to Red Rocks.

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This is, perhaps, the truest statement I have ever laid eyes upon.

Were you at the last show? 2003, right?

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OMG

I cant stop listening to this.

SOOOO good.

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Does it sound like Radiohead?

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Does it sound like Radiohead?

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Not really. It's like watered-down "Idioteque" remixes for half an hour. I like it okay so far, but I'm not blown away. It's a bit monotonous... not enough variety in the songwriting over the course of the record. Lyrics are also lacking.

But -- as most Yorke stuff does, I expect it to get better with repeated listens.

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The Yorke album leaked about 2 days ago and is pretty damn good. Alot of the tracks sound like they could be Amnesiac B-Sides or something, but I'm not saying that in a bad way. Its very electronic and very catchy. I'm a big fan of the title track. Can't wait for MSG next week.

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Does it sound like Radiohead?

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I think it sounds as much like a Radiohead album as any previous Radiohead album sounded like a Radiohead album at the time of its release.

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It's like watered-down "Idioteque" remixes for half an hour.

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You say this, almost like its a bad thing [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

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Are any of you fools on the Radiohead DC hub?