The blogosphere has been buzzing all week about Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood’s comment on BBC6 that the band has already begun to work on a new album. It seems the band doesn’t take any time off from music, having just finished a North American tour and gearing up for dates in Japan next month. “We’ve finished the main bulk of it and we’re off to Japan in a couple of weeks to finish it off,” Greenwood said.

I’m as big a fan of Radiohead as anyone, but I’m not quick to get too excited. Though some sources are saying they intend to enter the studio before the end of the month, Prefix aptly points out the fact that it could still take a while before we see or hear any new tracks, their last few albums being released about four years apart. On the other hand, the band seems to be adapting to the newer, faster, technological side of the music industry. After giving fans the option of downloading In Rainbows for free, I’m excited to see what they come up with next. Hopefully they do not heed Oasis’s advice. (At least Radiohead challenges their fans to like good music).

In other Radiohead news to not get too excited about, a ballet inspired by the band entitled Ride the Beast will open in London next month.

As I reported here before, Sigur Ros fans can expect a new album from the group, which have now just solidified some firm details about the release.

“On the heels of their 2007 live release “Heima,” Icelandic group Sigur Rós is preparing to release its next studio album, “Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust.” The album, which translated into English from Icelandic means “With a Buzz in Our Ears We Play Endlessly,” is due June 24 via XL”.

The band worked with famed producer Flood (Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins, and more…) and recorded for the first time outside of Iceland. The record was recorded in New York, London and Havana as well as Iceland.

This new album also marks the first time the band have written a song in English. The song is called “All Alright”, the tracklist for the new record is as follows…

Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust:

01 Gobbledigook
02 Inní mér syngur vitleysingur
03 Góðan daginn
04 Við spilum endalaust
05 Festival
06 Með suð í eyrum
07 Ára bátur
08 Illgresi
09 Fljótavík
10 Straumnes
11 All Alright

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