A Moon Shaped Pool

radiohead released a moon shaped pool digitally on 8 may 2016, with a retail release on 17 june 2016 through xl recordings. godrich recorded the album on 8-track tape, except for three songs recorded using 24-track tape loops, to keep the band focused. strings and choral vocals were arranged by jonny greenwood and performed by the london contemporary orchestra. several songs were written years before recording: "true love waits" was first performed in 1995, and the band attempted to record it several times but could not settle on an arrangement.