Radiohead leak new track via BitTorrent

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The ever forward-thinking Radiohead have leaked their latest track using the BitTorrent file-sharing protocol. Not content with the radical ”pay what you want” pricing policy for their last album “In Rainbows”, the Oxfordshire alterna-rockers appeared to release the track “These are my Twisted Words” on torrent tracker Mininova last week. Today on the band's blog guitarist Jonny essentailly confirmed this by linking to both the torrent and a direct download from the band's official store.


So, does this mark the start of a music distribution revolution, or are Radiohead simply trying to score some cheap publicity? And is the song even any cop? Let us know what you think!

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