The King of Limbs
The King of Limbs is the eighth studio album by the British band Radiohead.
The artwork of the album covers comes again from Stanley Donwood, who designed nearly every album covers of Radiohead.
Publication
It was released on 18 February 2011 as MP3 and WAV downloads. A CD and an LP version followed on March 25, 2011. Moreover, an extensive Special Edition, which consists of two transparent 10 " vinyl records, a CD, a digital download (MP3 or WAV ) and a 625 -piece artwork appeared. , the Special Edition was released on 9 May 2011, the download was already available since 18 February 2011.
The release was announced on 14 February 2011, four days before the album's release. As the actual release date of February 19, 2011 was given. However, this was brought forward on 18 February 2011 by one day. On the same day the music video for the song " Lotus Flower" was featured on the official YouTube channel of the band.
Remixes
On the official Radiohead website " Dead Air Space " 2011 remixes of tracks from the album, among others, Caribou, Four Tet, and Nathan Fake were from June to September published, which are distributed through the Radiohead Store as a download and as a 12 " vinyl. the beginning of October, published remix album entitled " TCOL RMX 1234567 " combines the 19 items of the seven remix singles on two CDs.
Reviews
In laut.de, where the album was already rated a day after the appearance of the downloads, the album received a perfect score.
" [ ... ] With each iteration grows the deep shadows, have thrown their diagnostic quality time together reclusive publication will on the music industry to Radiohead, to the indomitable size approach. "
Also Plattentests.de awarded with nine out of ten an excellent critique.
In the Anglo-American world, the album received mixed reviews. Jon Pareles of The New York Times heard songs on the album, in which one " could plunge ". However, The King of Limbs was too short as an album. Criticized Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune, the album never solve the " rupture between the physical freedom of dance music and the cautiously constructed architecture of more isolated, more inward-looking art-pop " on. He forgave 2.5 out of 4 stars.
Pitchfork Media awarded with 7.9 of 10 points even a fairly good assessment; However, compared with the previous albums cuts The King of Limbs from rather moderate.
Title list
Musicians and people involved
- Thom Yorke
- Jonny Greenwood
- Colin Greenwood
- Ed O'Brien
- Phil Selway
- Yazz Ahmed and Noel Langley - flugelhorn on " Bloom " and " Codex "
- The London Telefilmonic Orchestra - strings on "Codex "
- Nigel Godrich - producer
- Drew Brown - Engineering
- Robert C. Ludwig - Mastering
- Stanley Donwood - Artwork