THE NEW ALBUM

Radiohead Reload For New Album

Speaking of the Yorke clan, Radiohead's sainted publicist assures us that they are just "resting." But we heard from some of their Oxford cronies that they never rest, and instead have been recording and writing over the past few months the follow-up to massively successful O.K. Computer. If our pals at Melody Maker are to be believed, the new record is Radiohead's own Reload, consisting of a few new songs, and some choice leftovers from the O.K. Computer sessions. As the story was told to us, the band really put their little snub noses to the grindstone recording their biggest hit to date, and ended up with so many tracks that there was talk about releasing that a double album. Those plans were scotched by the higher-ups at Capitol Records, but the fact remains that there is still that surplus of utterly brilliant material, most of which, our sources tell us, will end up on the new album, including the dreamy "Motion Movie Soundtrack," the powerful "True Love Waits," and a dark and brooding ballad entitled "I Promise."

After the band members return from their respective holidays, they plan to head to the studio in October. Whether or not they'll have Nigel Godrich in tow, hasn't as of yet been decided -- but we can't see how they wouldn't want the return the man who turned the knobs on their platinum-selling opus, unless Beck is still monopolizing him. -Jaan Uhelszki (Muzic.com)