SURPRISE! Radiohead Releasing New Album This Saturday

Last year there seemed to be quite a bit of back and forth on the state of completion of Radiohead's eighth studio album and follow-up to the game-changing In Rainbows. Well, guess what, friends? That new Radiohead album is out this Saturday, February 19 (no really). Titled The King of Limbs, the band is billing this as the first "newspaper album," which you can learn more about below.

As they did with In Rainbows, the band is once again self-releasing the new album, but this time around is charging a fixed price. The album won't be out physically until May 9, but you will be able to obtain it digitally on Saturday (pre-orders are being taken right now). The "Newspaper Album" + MP3 bundle is $48, the "Newspaper Album" + WAV bundle is $53, but you can just grab a MP3 or WAV copy digitally for $9 and $14, respectively. Those first two options might sound a bit pricey, but they include a ton of extra including two clear 10" vinyl records.

Learn more about the "newspaper album" and the digital edition of The King of Limbs after the hop.

The following text is taken from thekingoflimbs.com.

Newspaper Album - PRESALE

Radiohead's new record, The King Of Limbs, is presented here as the world's first* Newspaper Album, comprising:

• Two clear 10" vinyl records in a purpose-built record sleeve.
• A compact disc.
• Many large sheets of artwork, 625 tiny pieces of artwork and a full-colour piece of oxo-degradeable plastic to hold it all together.
• The Newspaper Album comes with a digital download that is compatible with all good digital media players.
• The Newspaper Album will be shipped on Monday 9th May 2011 you can, however, enjoy the download on Saturday 19th February 2011.
• Shipping is included in the prices shown.
• One lucky owner of the digital version of The King Of Limbs, purchased from this website, will receive a signed 2 track 12" vinyl.

*perhaps

Digital only - PRESALE

• Radiohead's new record, The King Of Limbs, is presented here with a choice of two digital formats:
• MP3 version is a 320K constant bit rate file.
• WAV version is a full CD quality uncompressed digital audio file.
• One lucky owner of the digital version of The King Of Limbs, purchased from this website, will receive a signed 2 track 12" vinyl.

Learn more about The King of Limbs here.