After years of waiting, Radiohead is finally making a new album.
And while the English rock band has yet to reveal the release date to their new record, there are reports claiming that it will most likely happen this year, following reports that Radiohead is making a new song for the new "James Bond" movie "Spectre."
While the speculation has yet to be confirmed, NME reported a customer from Middlesex tried to put a £15,000 bet on Radiohead as the one who have recorded the new "James Bond" movie song.
"The first gamble of the day was Ellie Goulding and punters were backing her as if she already had the gig but just as we were thinking of pulling the plug we had a load of bets for Radiohead including one customer who asked to place a £15,000 bet on the band at 10/1," said William Hill spokesman of Rupert Adams.
"There seem to be all kinds of rumors and the plot has had more twists and turns than a classic Bond tale, but surely nobody risks £15,000 on a hunch."
The Guardian reported that the Bond theme betting has now been suspended following the £15,000 on Radiohead.
And while fans are still waiting for the official release of Radiohead's new song, guitarist Johnny Greenwood gamely shared details as to what songs should be expected in their new record.
In his interview with Dutch website 3voor12, Greenwood revealed that he is already working on the new tracks with the band's frontmant, Thom Yorke.
He revealed that the band is working on a new song titled "Lift," which actually is an old track they've done back in 1996.
"This afternoon, Thom and I will work on a song we started yesterday, and see what it will lead to," he explained.
"What people don't know is that there's a very old song on each album, like 'Nude' on In Rainbows. We never found the right arrangement for that, until then. 'Lift' is just like that. When the idea is right, it stays right. It doesn't really matter in which form."
And while there will be old songs in the new album, Philip Selway claimed the band is doing something different for the upcoming release.
"For so long we kind of played exclusively with each other and that takes you so far, so I suppose from album to album you try to push yourself beyond your comfort zone," Selway claimed.
"We kind of change record to record, try and change the underlying approach to making music."
In a separate interview with Consequence Of Sound, Greenwood added that there are actually new technologies with the creation of the new Radiohead album in addition to using old technologies for recording.
"We've certainly changed our method again," Greenwood said. "It's too involved. We're kind of limiting ourselves; working on limits. So we'll see what happens. It's like we're trying to use very old and very new technology to see what happens."
Whether or not Radiohead will release its new album this year Paste Magazine noted that it will most likely be exclusively available at Apple Music after the band's label has pulled out their songs from music streaming apps including Spotify, Rdio and Deezer.
Nigel Godrich, the band's producer and collaborator explained the reason behind the decision.
"The reason is that new artists get paid fuck all with this model. It's an equation that just doesn't work," Godrich said. "The music industry is being taken over by the back door and if we don't try and make it fair for new music producers and artists then the art will suffer."
