Radiohead to release 'The King of Limbs' through Web site

Radiohead announced Monday that it will release its eighth studio album, “The King of Limbs,” and allow fans to download it beginning Saturday from http://www.thekingoflimbs.com/DIUSD.htm.
      
       Unlike the 2007 release of the British quintet’s previous studio album, “In Rainbows,” however, Radiohead fans will have to pay for downloads of “The King of Limbs.” An MP3 version of the album, at a high-quality audio rate of 320 kilobits per second, will be available for $9 and a Waveform Audio File Format or WAV version (CD quality)  will be sold for $14.
      
   Special-edition physical copies of the album – advertised as the “world’s first Newspaper Album” -- will be made available through the Web site May 9, for $48 (with MP3 download) or $53 (with WAV download), that include a CD, two 10-inch vinyl records  and extensive artwork.
  
   Standard CD and vinyl versions of the album will be made available March 28 in retail outlets through a partnership with XL Recordings, with whom Radiohead collaborated to release “In Rainbows.” Before the physical release of “In Rainbows,” the band made the music available as a free digital download from its Web site, but at a lower bit rate that dissatisfied some audiophile fans. Despite being available for free for two months, the album went on to sell more than 3 million copies worldwide and became one of the band’s most popular releases.  

Greg Kot - Chicago Tribune

Rarely will I post about music because this is a sports oriented blog, but I have, have, have, have to post this. People it is Radiohead and they are back about to relase, "The King of Limbs". Everything I've been hearing is that Thom and crew find this to be their best piece of work yet. Seriously I don't know how you get better, like In Rainbows was untouchable...fuckin 15 step, jigsaw falling into place, weird fishes.. YES! I'm still deciding if I can afford the Newspaper Album at this point....I really feel like this is the only route to go....actually ya I'm going to pay $48 bucks for it.... it is just plain out worth it and 40 years from now that shit is going to be GOLD! I'm going to lock myself in my room and listen to this all day Saturday. I'm callin it ...Best album of the decade people....unless they release another one. Somebody get me a tissue, I just splooged my pants