Editors Don't Think Radiohead Are Too Clever

Editors’ bassist Russell Leech believes that Radiohead should have let their fans listen to ‘In Rainbows’ before deciding on how much money to cough up for it.

Leech said that he had not yet downloaded the record and was not totally impressed with Radiohead’s revolutionary move: "I think if Radiohead wanted to be really clever then they should let people listen to it first then decide what to pay."

He also expressed his fears that this move may affect smaller artists, saying: "I worry for new acts and where that leaves them when they need financial help and support from a record label."

He finished by saying that the days of the CD are no longer over. As Ananova reports, he continued:  "I still like buying things on vinyl and CD as a collector. I don't quite trust bitrates and hard drives.

"We've all seen those films where super electronic meltdown happens. We don't want that to happen with music!"