Radiohead / A Perfect Circle Set to Confront the Flames of Adversity…

Following Thom Yorke’s recent outburst concerning the music industries inevitable demise, It appears Radiohead are indeed still active in the field as they look to put the finishing touches to their first album since 2007’s critically acclaimed effort  In Rainbows.

Quoted by guitarist Ed’ O Brien as almost complete and hopefully slated for release this year,  the band have been reportedly working on the project for almost a year now. Speaking to Adam Buxton of BBC 6 Music, O’ Brien declared, “We’re in the heart of the record. It’s genuinely exciting. It’s very different from what we did last time. It’s really nice to be doing this. It’s so good to be making music with the band that you feel it’s still as good as it’s ever been.”

Meanwhile across the pond yet another self-confessed sceptic of modern-day music, James Maynard Keenan, has  confirmed that A Perfect Circle will soon be commencing with writing duties for their upcoming 4th album. Hooking up once again with close ally Billy Howerdel, the duo’s solo projects Puscifer and Ashes Divide will be put on hold in order to concentrate on a follow-up to 2004’s cover release Emotive. 

With rumours and direct quotes in 2008 previously suggesting that another Perfect Circle album was potentially in the works, Maynard recently confirmed with Kerrang, “”We’ve got some riffs and some music. It’s just basically playing it over and over again while driving and waiting for things to fall into place.”

Whether both albums will make it on to shelves this year remains to be seen, although it’s surely a good sign that both bands are continuing to record music amidst fears of declining record sales. While both groups’ cult followings will surely ensure at least several units being pushed, both artists’ prognoses on the music industry are likely to be affirmed as it seems unlikely that the projects will penetrate previous levels of successes. However irrespective of the somewhat obvious forecast regarding the music industries melting climate, it is without doubt heart-warming to see talented groups continuing to produce music amid fears of small-scale profits being recouped.