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According to a new essay by Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood for UK organization Index on Censorship, the band "have just finished another group of songs, and have begun to wonder about how to release them in a digital landscape that has changed again." When we spoke with the group's drummer Phil Selway back in July, he said Radiohead were "slap dab in the middle of" making their new album. Now, they seem to be done. (A spokesperson for the band had no further comment on Greenwood's statement.)

The eloquent essay is a must-read for fans of the band and music in general, as Greenwood gives us a peek inside Radiohead's thought processes on releasing music in 2010. "I understand that we have become our own broadcasters and distributors, but I miss the editorialisation of music, the curatorial influences of people like John Peel or a good record label," he writes. "I liked being on a record label that had us on it, along with Blur, the Beastie Boys, and the Beatles."

He goes on: "Traditional marketplaces and media are feeling stale-- supermarkets account for around 70% of CDs sold in the UK, the charts are dominated by TV talent-show acts-- and we are trying to find ways to put out our music that feel as good as the music itself. The ability to have a say...

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