Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood gives studio update

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood has given the latest studio update on Radiohead’s new record, the follow-up to 2011’s ‘The King of Limbs’.

He confirmed the band had “done a couple of months of recording,” when speaking to The Sunday Guardian, confirming that initial sessions “have gone really well.”

Greenwood claims that Radiohead have “changed our method again.” When asked to elaborate, he replied: “It’s too involved [to explain how]. We’re kind of limiting ourselves; working in limits. So we’ll see what happens. It’s like we’re trying to use very old and very new technology together to see what happens.”

The guitarist has also been working on a record with Shye Ben Tzur and an array of musicians in India. Separate to the Radiohead studio time, he’s been basing himself out in Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur. “The Maharaja allowed us use of the fort, and we’ve basically been living here with 12 Indian musicians and we’ve made a record,” he said.

He added: “It’s been amazing, actually, working with Indian musicians. They have such a different energy and enthusiasm for music. It’s just, it’s part of life here, it feels, rather than just being an occupation. It’s different; there’s music everywhere. Like when we’re playing and recording or rehearsing with these musicians, when they take a break, they go and play more. That’s not true in England. We just take a break. But here, it’s just this urge to make music, and it’s really inspiring.”

Radiohead are due to go back into the studio this March, according to drummer Philip Selway.