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Listen: Radiohead's New Album 'The King of Limbs'

Stream Radiohead's funky eighth album before it's released on CD and vinyl this week

March 28, 2011 9:45 AM ET
Listen: Radiohead's New Album 'The King of Limbs'
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Radiohead's eighth album The King of Limbs has been available as a download since the middle of February, but it finally hits stores on CD and vinyl this week. It's their darkest, most rhythmic record yet, with the group side-stepping their usual guitar bombast and soaring balladry in favor of icy electronic textures and subtle funk grooves. If you haven't had a chance to hear it yet, you can stream it in full below.

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