Radiohead signs to XL

Posted by aubin on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at 7:00 PM (EDT)

Those forecasting the death of the label may be waiting a bit longer, as Radiohead has signed to XL. On the heels of the independent, donation-only release of their new album, In Rainbows, the band struck a deal for the physical release of the record.

A release date for the physical CD has also not been given, but sources suggest it will coincide with the Dec. 3 arrival of the "discbox" edition of "In Rainbows" available only from Radiohead.com. Others speculate it may not appear until next year.

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Thus_Spoke_Sean (October 31, 2007)

solid record. they took their sound and made as much of a pop album as they probably ever will, its very enjoyable.

ChesterfieldKing (October 31, 2007)

lol omg radiohead sold out rofl

feeeding5000 (October 31, 2007)

...Just...wow. Not even worth it.

usversusthem (October 31, 2007)

turn your sarcasm detector on, spock.

fallingupwards84 (October 31, 2007)

um it was joke

brown (October 31, 2007)

well that didn't last long..

abrrock (October 31, 2007)

I was under the impression that the deal with XL is for distribution outside the US. Any word on a US version?

epoch (November 1, 2007)

[i]In Rainbows[/i] just might be their best album. It is seriously fantastic.

karmabad (November 1, 2007)

It would have been cool to see a band of this magnitude to stay labelless...i'm pretty sure they could have pulled it off, but i do understand that they probably need some significant tour support fundage. oh well

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