New Radiohead. King of Limbs. Saturday.

Last night, I slept happily after witnessing Arcade Fire stun the music world by shafting mainstream pop, effectively giving indie and alternative music an actual landmark moment. But when I woke up to hear that Radiohead were releasing a new album this Saturday, it seemed sort of unreal.

All of this came a week after the White Stripes and LCD Soundsystem announcing the end of their careers, putting a solid bandage on that open wound.

News was released a little while back that the band had actually finished recording the album, which was supposed to be due out some time this year, but no one was sure exactly when or even certain that an album was coming out. Well, here's the rundown:

Radiohead's new album The King of Limbs is due out via digital release this Saturday, February 19. Soon huh?

• You can preorder the MP3 copy for a lowly $9, or the WAV copy (higher quality) for $14.
• One person who orders the digital copy will win their own two track 12" vinyl, signed by the group.

If you aren't the digital type (you're online, aren't you?) or if you wanna splurge a bit, you can order The King of Limbs "Newspaper Album," also available for preorder. The package includes.

• Two 10" clear vinyl records.
• A CD version of the record.
• A shit-ton of artwork (over 600 large and small pieces).
• A digital download of the album.
• All of these are available for preorder now, but the physical pieces will not be shipped until May 9. The Newspaper version with the MP3 download is available for $48, while the WAV version is $53.
• One person will also win their own signed pair of 12" vinyls.

So, the In Rainbows "pay what you want" project seems to have gone by the wayside, which may disappoint a handful of people. Be that as it may, it's Radiohead, so stop complaining. We can say through Radiohead at Ease that the album will likely be eight tracks long. Check the details here.

Preorder your copy of King of Limbs now. Or not, you know, do what you want.