Radiohead are revisiting one of their most beloved albums, 2003’s electro-rock classic Hail to the Thief with a new live collection chronicling six years of performances of tracks from the Nigel Godrich-produced LP.
In an announcement on Wednesday (Aug. 13), the Thom Yorke-led group heralded the digital release of Hail to the Thief Live Recordings 2003-2009, a 12-track compilation that helped the band “re-evaluate their relationship with their 6th studio album.”
“In the process of thinking of 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,” said Yorke in a statement about the Royal Shakespeare Company’s adaptation of the classic Shakespeare play cued to orchestrations by the band’s singe