The members of Radiohead are fucking crazy

So we've awaited a new Radiohead album since....well, since about a week after the release of the last one, the excellent Hail to the Thief, in 2003. A few weeks ago, they announced that the record was finished, but the actual release was filled with problems. Namely, they have no record label -- their deal with EMI expired, and Radiohead has no intent of re-signing. The expectation was that the album would drop next year.

Until today, that is, when the band announced that the new album -- entitled In Rainbows -- will be available for digital download on October 10. Which, if you're looking at a calendar, you'll notice is next week.

Holy shit!

You can also pre-order an actual physical disc that comes with an extra disc of music, both CDs on vinyl (!), plus album artwork and other goodies. This "discbox" is somewhere around $80 (damn tricky currency conversions). Yikes, huh? So, how much is the digital download?

However much you want.

No, seriously:


No, no, really:


Holy shit!

And before you ask...yes, you can choose to pay $0.00.

If you're looking for the polar opposite to the Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy debacle (you remember, that album promised in 2006, which has been finished for six months, and still hasn't been released), here you go.

So: a new Radiohead album, out of nowhere, for free (if you're cheap), in ten days. I think I just heard the internet exploding.