Thursday 26 December, 2024

Radiohead's Thom Yorke released a confusing new album, and everyone is somehow mad at U2

You can download it on… BitTorrent… Really.

RADIOHEAD’S THOM YORKE quietly released a new album earlier today, surprising fans. The album, Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes, was released for $6.

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But there’s a catch. It can only be downloaded via BitTorrent, with Thom saying it’s “an experiment to see if the mechanics of the system are something that the general public can get its head around”.

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It proved really hard to download, and was all just a bit ambiguous

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The new Thom Yorke album is all cover versions of country classics! Nah, kidding - it’s bleeping and blooping and complaining about robots.
— Damien Owens (@OwensDamien) September 26, 2014

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Thom Yorke announces new album to be distributed via "dreams, murmurs, NSA wiretaps and the buzzing of a fridge in an empty house at night".
— Dorian Lynskey (@Dorianlynskey) September 26, 2014

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Fans began to project their frustration the only way they knew how. On U2

After U2 release an album via iPhone and Thom Yorke releases his via BitTorrent, Bruce Springsteen announces his 2015 tour of Farmville.
— Oonagh (@Okeating) September 26, 2014

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I don't know which is more annoying: U2 releasing an album too accessible, or Thom Yorke releasing one so ambiguous it's virtually vapour.
— Sophie Hall (@SophLouiseHall) September 26, 2014

Sophie Hall / Twitter

Thom Yorke album is the polar opposite of U2 - everyone on Twitter wants it, no-one knows how to find it.
— John Earls (@EarlsJohn) September 26, 2014

John Earls / Twitter

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Take note, U2.
Thom Yorke's new album is only available via mail order on 3.5" floppy disk. The way nature intended.
— Chaz Braman (@OccamsWashcloth) September 26, 2014

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U2 releases album through iTunes, Thom Yorke releases album through BitTorrent, Morrissey releases anger through constant shaking of fist
— Jason Lipshutz (@jasonlipshutz) September 26, 2014

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Thom Yorke's $6 album via BitTorrent: everyone downloads. U2's free album via iTunes: everyone returns.
— David Fisch (@davidfischedits) September 26, 2014

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Guys, guys. They’re both to blame

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First U2 and now Thom Yorke! Okay guys! Just release your albums like normal human beings!
— Dan O'Neill (@DantheMan610) September 26, 2014

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In case you’re having trouble getting the album, here’s a handy step-by-step guide.

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