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Radiohead releases new album for download, streaming

By Associated Press

Radiohead singer Thom Yorke performs in Paris, on December 4, 2015, as part of the COP 21, the United Nations conference on climate change. | MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images

Radiohead’s ninth studio album “A Moon Shaped Pool” is now available to purchase on iTunes and Amazon and streaming on Tidal and Apple Music.

The groundbreaking rock group released two songs, “Burn the Witch” and “Daydreaming,” online last week in a lead-up to the 11-track album’s release Sunday.

Physical copies of the album can be pre-ordered too, but won’t be available until June 17.

Radiohead begins a world tour May 20 in the Netherlands and is scheduled to headline Lollapalooza in Chicago on July 19.

The band’s last album, “The King of Limbs,” was released in 2011. It followed the experimental digital release of “In Rainbows” in 2007, where fans were able to pay what they wanted for the download.

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