Radiohead have announced details of a new live album from the Hail to the Thief era. Hail to the Thief Live Recordings 2003-2009, features recordings from shows in London, Amsterdam, Buenos Aires and Dublin. The 12-track album is newly mixed and mastered by Ben Baptie and Matt Colton, respectively. Physical editions will follow on the 31st of October, and can be pre-ordered here. It is now available on streaming platforms: https://waste.lnk.to/htttliveFA
Thom Yorke added:
“In the process of thinking how to build arrangements for the Shakespeare Hamlet/Hail to the Thief theatre production I asked to hear some archive live recordings of the songs.
I was shocked by the kind of energy behind the way we played and it really helped me find a way forward.
For us, back in the day, the finishing of this record was particularly messy and fraught, we were very proud of it but there was a taste left in our mouths, it was a dark time in so many ways…
Anyway we decided to get these live recordings mixed (it would have been insane to keep them for ourselves) by Ben Baptie, who did an amazing job.
It has all been a very cathartic process, we very much hope you enjoy them.”
