The pay-what-you-want release, the first for a major act, drew international media attention and created debate about the implications for the music industry. Instead, they self-released In Rainbows online and allowed fans to set their own price, saying this liberated them from conventional promotional formats and removed barriers to audiences. The lyrics are less political and more personal than previous Radiohead albums.ĮMI, which had been recently acquired by Terra Firma, hoped to sign Radiohead to a new record contract however, Radiohead did not trust the new management and negotiations collapsed over ownership of their back catalogue. They incorporated a variety of styles, using conventional rock instrumentation plus electronic instruments, strings, piano and the ondes Martenot. After re-enlisting their longtime producer Nigel Godrich, Radiohead recorded in the country houses Halswell House and Tottenham House, the Hospital Club in London, and their studio in Oxfordshire. In 2006, after initial recording sessions with their new producer Spike Stent proved fruitless, the band toured Europe and North America, performing the new material. Radiohead began work on In Rainbows in early 2005. It was Radiohead's first release after their recording contract with EMI ended with their album Hail to the Thief (2003). It was self-released on 10 October 2007 as a pay-what-you-want download, followed by a physical release internationally through XL Recordings and in North America through TBD Records.
In Rainbows is the seventh studio album by the English rock band Radiohead.
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