Radiohead poster - A Moon Shaped Pool (1st Generation Reprint)

Radiohead poster for the album A Moon Shaped Pool (1st Generation Reprint)

A Moon Shaped Pool was the 9th album by Radiohead, released May 2016. Recorded in southern France with longtime producer Nigel Godrich, it includes several songs written some years earlier; "True Love Waits" dates to at least 1995, "Burn the Witch" to 2000 and "Present Tense" to 2008. Several tracks feature strings and choral vocals arranged by Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood and performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra. "Full Stop" features additional drumming from Clive Deamer, who performed with Radiohead on the King of Limbs tour. 

Stanley Donwood created the artwork and Radiohead did not promote the album until the week before its release, with the singles "Burn the Witch" and "Daydreaming", accompanied by music videos. The band also commissioned a series of video vignettes by directors and visual artists set to short clips from the album. 

The album received critical acclaim and is the fifth Radiohead album to be nominated for the Mercury Prize. It topped the charts in several countries, becoming Radiohead's sixth number-one album in the UK, and has been a bestseller on vinyl. It was certified gold in the UK on 24 June.