Finally. After years and years. Well, for me only one year, actually, as I didn't even start getting into Radiohead until a year ago.

Finally, the new album is out. In Rainbows. And after listening to Radiohead up and down, back to front, for the last year, and liking them more and more the later they got (read Kid A, Amnesiac, Hail to the Thief, and then, even though not Radiohead, The Eraser), this one is right up my alley. It reminds me of The Eraser, but with more instrumental behind it. Seems that Thom got his way in the end, but all the better for me. I've been listening to nothing else ever since this morning, when I jumped out of bed, downloaded the album while taking a shower, and listened to the whole thing over breakfast.

Now, I'm on the fourth listening, and some favourites are starting to come out: strangely all around the later half of the album. All I Need is brilliant, Faust Arp keeps on getting better every time I listen to it. Actually the whole album has the Radiohead effect: first listen: ok, interesting. Second listen: start noticing some exceptional tracks. 3+ listening: start realising the gem this album is, noticing how different and distinctly amazing every track is in its own right. It just keeps on getting better. And I'm not the one to listen to music over and over, but a new Radiohead album is the exception. And I haven't even gotten to the stage of reading the lyrics, which will add a whole other dimension...

It's worth every penny of the £15 I chose to pay for it (and that's a lot more than most other people paid, if this is anything to go by).

Thank you, Radiohead.