Famous Old Painter

Surprisingly a lot of the reviews I've read so far aren't the sort you'd expect for a new Radiohead release. Who knows, in 6 months time this could be ranked down there with Pablo Honey. Second half >>> first half. Though the second half isn't amazing either. Good, not amazing. I wanted more songs like Bodysnatchers and Bangers and Mash. I kinda thought since Kid A they were gradually moving closer and closer to the rockier sound. How stupid of me to think this.

This is my first listen now so I can't make a full judgement. I will say it sounds like a cross between The Eraser and Amnesiac. And yes, it's too short. I've just made a iTunes playlist for it to include TAMTW as well. Just a matter of where to place it. I seriously, seriously hope we'll be getting another disc of material soon. The songs on here, as good or not good as they may be - aren't really enough after the 4 year wait. One thing is certain though, hipsters, RYM and Pitchfork will lap it up.

GOT IT. FUCKING GOT IT. FINALLY. Just in time to have no time to listen to it.

40 minutes remaining. FML

I have to leave in 10 minutes :cry:

1. Bloom 2. Morning Mr Magpie 3. Little by Little 4. Feral 5. Lotus Flower 6. Codex 7. Give Up The Ghost 8. Separator

I keep getting more and more people saying they've got the album. So you should only have to wait a few minutes now. Check the order tracking.

Apparently......... People are getting it now. hposfhfionhsdiohsiohnsiohsfniohs And I've still got half an hour left before my date. This is awesome.

Come on I want the album now. I don't even care about what it sounds like, to be honest.

Around when the Japanese webcast thing was supposed to happen, Radiohead uploaded the official video for Lotus Flower onto YouTube. World went insane.

I'll believe it when I see it. I'm going out in about an hour. If this is true, hopefully I'll be able to come home tonight to some sweet TKoL!

All that time, all that excitement, all that international hype and antisipation... To watch a middle-aged man pull some extremely embarrasing dance moves. This pic is more apt than ever

Thom is not a dancer. No offense.

LOTUS FLOWER!!!!

I thought the Hachiko Square thing had been cancelled? It's been replaced by a live webcast for the Japanese fans. And the Japanese website has completely crashed. Whoop de doo.

Atease just crashed! Like I predicted it would. The time is now. What will happen?

Who knows. How long until we find out?

These Are My Twisted Words Yeah

I could never see Radiohead getting involved in anything like that. They are and have always been very much in a league of their own.

At least by that point we should all have new Radiohead to occupy ourselves. And basically every music site on the internet will be talking about it.

I knew Arcade Fire before they won a Grammy. :P /hipster

Thought it was March. Either way, I'm 100% certain there'll be a proper CD release at some stage. There has to be.

Atease has been down for ages and I've been trying to get back on all this time. Not even because of Radiohead. I had a lovely little convo about Blur going on in the Other Music forum I never finished.

It's a shame they're not doing a disc 2 thing this time around. Especially if the album really is only 8 tracks. My plan is to get it illegally on Saturday, then if it's any good I'll buy the CD release when it comes out.

Except... IT WAS! (kinda)