Now that didn’t take long. LA-native band The Robotanists have covered the entirety of The King of Limbs within 24 hours of it’s unexpectedly early release. Why listen to a cover of the record when you can’t yet possibly be tired of digesting the actual one? I’m not sure, but it’s still an impressively quick and well-done collection of covers
As reported by ateasweb.com, here are the initial “best-effort” to get all the lyris down for The King of Limbs. See an error? Let us know in the comments!
Open your mouth wide
The universe will sigh
And while the ocean blooms
It’s what keeps me alive
So why does it still hurt?
Don’t blow your mind with whys
I’m moving out of orbit
Turning in somersaults
A giant turtle’s eyes
As jellyfish float by
Our Radiohead holiday came a day early, as many of us were surprised to find the newest Radiohead album “The King of Limbs” waiting for us to nervously download this morning! Side-stepping unwanted leaks and any lengthy media build up, the band announced the record this week and self-released the album digitally today with the physical copy to follow (presumably sometime this spring). Available in both WAV and MP3, and for far cheaper than a standard 10 bucks iTunes has made us accustomed to.
The album’s depth is such that any immediately review would be unwise, but here’s a quick breakdown of the record.
The album is eight tracks long, and clocks in at a short 37 minutes. The track list is as follows:
Radiohead’s eighth full-length album, was announced today. It is slated to be released digitally this Saturday, with pre orders available presently. You can order the album in a variety of ways, both mp3 and wav formats are available, and a special edition “Newspaper Record” which is more expensive, but comes with two clear 10″ vinyls, a CD, digital download on Saturday, and to quote: “Many large sheets of artwork, 625 tiny pieces of artwork and a full-colour piece of oxo-degradeable plastic to hold it all together.”
Telegraph.co.uk has listed the top ten albums of all time that you must listen to in thief entirety. Dark Side of the Moon tops the list, (one of two Pink Floyd albums on there), with other notable icons like Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen also making appearances. OK Computer makes it to number nine, just beating out After the Goldrush.
1. Dark Side Of The Moon: Pink Floyd
2. Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars: David Bowie
3. Wish You Were Here: Pink Floyd
4. Astral Weeks: Van Morrison
5. Darkness On The Edge Of Town: Bruce Springsteen
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Serge Pizzorno wants his band’s next album to resemble Radiohead’s ‘OK Computer’, saying not the specific sound of the record but “‘OK Computer’, as a record that just makes you go, ‘Wow’ [is the inspiration]. I want to aim for something that’s as incredible as that, just the feeling of being blown away that you get from that.”
In an article written for Cracked.com, the recent OK Computer/In Rainbows mind-melding conspiracy is given a full review, explaining the eerie similarities and simpatico relationship between OK Computer and In Rainbows, and Radiohead’s subtle emphasis on the number 10.
Basically, the theory purports that In rainbows was written as an accompaniment to the previously released OK Computer (10 years earlier). As the theory goes, combine the two records in one playlist (by basically alternating every-other song) and set a 10-second crossfade in between tracks.
A few interesting things to listen for:
It’s been announced that “Norwegian Wood”, the Japanese film based on the novel by Haruki Murakami, is due out March 7th. The film was directed by Anh Hung Tran (of “The Scent of Green Papaya”), and follows the main character as he recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself.
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Radiohead is helping out with the earthquake in Haiti, again. An unofficial DVD of live footage is available for download here.
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“Two Minute Silence” has cracked the Top 20 charts and it doesn’t look like anything is going to stop it from climbing higher. The “song” is literally two minutes of dead air, no audio what-so-ever, which serves as a tribute to servicemen in the Royal British Legion.
All the money raised by Two Minute Silence will go to The Royal British Legion and the funds will support troops, veterans and their families. The cost to purchase the song is £1.00 which comes with a bonus music video.
You can get the single here.
Thom Yorke wrote more on the ‘Off Topic‘ section of Radiohead’s website. Talking about Harry Patch, the war veteran who Radiohead recorded a track after he passed away last year.
Thom Yorke:
It seemed appropriate to publish this ahead of the 2 minutes silence being played in the charts tomoro….Before Rihannna or Tke thaT or whatever the f__…….
Heathcotte sent me this saying he had been listening to our harry patch tune while writing it.
And as far as i know its unpublished..To me the 2minutes silence is to wish the souls of those who have lost their lives in war may rest in peace.
And that we consider very very carefully the rights of governments to make decisions to go to war in future.. based on lies.
