Album of the Day

In Rainbows, by Radiohead (2008): In Rainbows will probably always be known for the way it was initially released. The band made the whole album available for download last year for whatever price the downloader wanted to pay, from pretty much free to, well, whatever.* I waited for the hard copy edition to come out this year, 'cause I'm an old fashioned album sort of guy. I like the whole package - music, art, liner notes - to be complete. Musically, In Rainbows comes out a little lighter and less electronic than the last few albums, with some prominent (real) strings and acoustic piano on a couple of tracks. It has not, to be honest, made the same impact that Hail to the Thief did, but it's growing on me.

* IIRC, there was a minimal processing charge, so you couldn't actually get it for free.