began work on ninth album

Radiohead began work on their ninth studio album in September 2014. In 2015, they resumed work in the La Fabrique studio near Saint-Rémy-de-Provence , France. The sessions were marred by the death of Godrich’s father and Yorke’s separation from his wife, Rachel Owen , who died from cancer in 2016. Work was interrupted when Radiohead were commissioned to write the theme for the 2015 James Bond film Spectre . Their first submission, ” Man of War “, was rejected as it had not been written for the film. After their second submission, ” Spectre “, was also rejected, Radiohead released it on the audio streaming site SoundCloud on Christmas Day 2015.