Thom Yorke’s ‘Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes’ hits 1 million downloads in a week

Last week, Thom Yorke took the internet by complete surprise by immediately releasing his new solo album ‘Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes’ via BitTorrent.

Priced at $6, those who purchased the record then received an immediate digital download of the record, coupled with a video of ‘A Brain In a Bottle’.

A week on, and BitTorrent has confirmed that the record’s been downloaded more than 1 million times - this figure includes free downloads of the lead single/video, plus paid downloads of the full 8-track album.

BitTorrent further stated that Thom Yorke’s initial goal - “If it works well it could be an effective way of handing some control of Internet commerce back to the people who are creating the work” - is working.

Catch up with DIY’s review of ‘Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes’ here. “Free of statements and the man’s desire to make every record some kind of grand manifesto, ‘Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes’ is a mini-triumph that’s only occasionally tarnished. And if this was indeed some extended afterthought for Thom Yorke’s new release recipe, it’s one hell of an afterthought.”