In 2006, after their sessions with the producer Spike Stent proved fruitless, they re-enlisted their longtime producer, Nigel Godrich. Radiohead began work on In Rainbows in early 2005. It was Radiohead's first release after their recording contract with EMI ended with their album Hail to the Thief (2003).
It was self-released on 10 October 2007 as a pay-what-you-want download, followed by a physical release internationally through XL Recordings on 3 December 2007 and in North America through TBD Records on 1 January 2008.
In Rainbows is the seventh studio album by the English rock band Radiohead.
