Radiohead guitarist compiles reggae collection

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood has compiled his favorite reggae tracks onto an album called Jonny Greenwood is the Controller. The collection is due out on March 6th and features 17 tracks from various Jamaican artists, including Lee Perry, Desmond Dekker, the Heptones and others. Greenwood, described in a press release as a "fervent fan of reggae music," spent six months listening to an extensive selection of recordings before finalizing the track listing.

Radiohead has been in the studio for the last several months, working on its seventh studio album.

Singer Thom Yorke recently debuted two new Radiohead songs during a solo performance on an online program called From The Basement, which features artists playing songs live in a London studio with no host and no audience. The show can be seen at fromthebasement.tv.

There's no word on a title or release date for the new Radiohead record.
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