Editing Radiohead (section)

=== 2009–2010: reissues, singles and side projects ===
In 2009, EMI reissued the albums recorded while Radiohead was signed to them in a series of expanded "Collector's Editions", without Radiohead's involvement.<ref name="DOMBAL reissue">{{citation |last=Dombal |first=Ryan |title=Radiohead's First Three Albums Reissued and Expanded |date=14 January 2009 |magazine=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/34391-radioheads-first-three-albums-reissued-and-expanded/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317215443/http://pitchfork.com/news/34391-radioheads-first-three-albums-reissued-and-expanded/ |archive-date=17 March 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> Press reaction expressed concern that EMI was exploiting Radiohead's back catalogue.<ref>{{citation |last=Fitzmaurice |first=Larry |title=Radiohead's First Three Albums Reissued with Extras |date=15 January 2009 |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |url=https://www.spin.com/2009/01/radioheads-first-three-albums-reissued-extras/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122214440/http://spin.com/articles/radioheads-first-three-albums-reissued-extras |archive-date=22 January 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="DOMBAL reissue" /><ref>{{citation |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |title=Radiohead's First Three Albums Reissued with Extras |date=15 January 2009 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/radioheads-first-three-albums-return-as-reissues-march-24th-20090115 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110803002824/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/radioheads-first-three-albums-return-as-reissues-march-24th-20090115 |archive-date=3 August 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> In May, Radiohead began new recording sessions with Godrich.<ref>{{cite web |author=Lindsay, Andrew |title=Radiohead begin recording new album |date=18 May 2009 |url=http://stereokill.net/2009/05/18/radiohead-begin-recording-new-album/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703112006/http://stereokill.net/2009/05/18/radiohead-begin-recording-new-album/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 July 2009 |publisher=Stereokill.net|access-date=18 May 2009}}</ref> In August, they released "[[Harry Patch (In Memory Of)]]", a tribute song to [[Harry Patch]], the last surviving British soldier to have fought in [[World War I]], with proceeds donated to the [[British Legion]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/?a=495 |title=Harry Patch (In Memory Of) |publisher=Radiohead.com|access-date=5 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828044117/http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/?a=495|archive-date=28 August 2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/aug/06/radiohead-song-harry-patch |title=Radiohead's farewell to old first world war soldier in song |last=Harris |first=John |date=6 August 2009 |work=The Guardian |location=UK|access-date=6 August 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181116063022/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/aug/06/radiohead-song-harry-patch|archive-date=16 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The song has no conventional rock instrumentation, and instead comprises Yorke's vocals and a string arrangement composed by Jonny Greenwood.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/lucyjones/100002153/radioheads-tribute-to-harry-patch-strikes-the-right-note/ |title=Radiohead's tribute to Harry Patch strikes the right note |last=Jones |first=Lucy |date=6 August 2009 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=18 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325015934/http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/lucyjones/100002153/radioheads-tribute-to-harry-patch-strikes-the-right-note/|archive-date=25 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later that month, another new song, "[[These Are My Twisted Words]]", featuring [[krautrock]]-like drumming and guitars,<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/new-radiohead-song-these-are-my-twisted-words-leaks-20090813 |title=New Radiohead Song "These Are My Twisted Words" Leaks |author=Daniel Kreps |date=13 August 2009 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=21 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203012053/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/new-radiohead-song-these-are-my-twisted-words-leaks-20090813|archive-date=3 February 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> was leaked via [[torrent file|torrent]], possibly by Radiohead.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/aug/14/new-radiohead-song |title=Was the new Radiohead song leaked by the band? |author=Sean Michaels |date=14 August 2009 |newspaper=[[The Guardian|guardian.co.uk]]|access-date=21 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005073720/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/aug/14/new-radiohead-song|archive-date=5 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="RS" /> It was released as a free download on the Radiohead website the following week.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/index.php?a=497 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819035635/http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/index.php?a=497 |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 August 2009 |title=These Are My Twisted Words |author=Jonny Greenwood |date=17 August 2009 |publisher=Dead Air Space (radiohead.com)|access-date=21 August 2009|author-link = Jonny Greenwood}}</ref> Commentators saw the releases as part of Radiohead's new unpredictable release strategy, without the need for traditional marketing.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/02447-radiohead-versus-the-release-schedule |title=Radiohead Versus The Release Schedule |last=Wallace |first=Wyndham |date=11 August 2009 |magazine=[[The Quietus]]|access-date=19 July 2011}}</ref>

In 2009, Yorke formed a new band, [[Atoms for Peace (band)|Atoms for Peace]], to perform his solo material, with musicians including Godrich and the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] bassist [[Flea (musician)|Flea]]. They played eight North American shows in 2010.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/alternate-take/q-a-thom-yorke-on-atoms-for-peaces-mechanistic-new-album-20121105 |title=Q&A: Thom Yorke on Atoms for Peace's 'Mechanistic' New Album |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=5 November 2012|access-date=18 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627192707/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/alternate-take/q-a-thom-yorke-on-atoms-for-peaces-mechanistic-new-album-20121105|archive-date=27 June 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2010, Radiohead played their only full concert of the year in the Los Angeles [[Henry Fonda Theater]] as a benefit for [[Oxfam]]. Tickets were auctioned, raising over half a million US dollars for the NGO's [[2010 Haiti earthquake]] relief.<ref>{{cite news |title=Musicians for Oxfam: Radiohead, will.i.am, and more |publisher=oxfamamerica.org |date=8 February 2010 |access-date=7 January 2011 |url=http://blogs.oxfamamerica.org/index.php/2010/02/08/musicians-for-oxfam-radiohead-will-i-am-and-more/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217100643/http://blogs.oxfamamerica.org/index.php/2010/02/08/musicians-for-oxfam-radiohead-will-i-am-and-more/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 February 2010 |last=Kramer |first=Anna}}</ref> That December, a fan-made video of the performance, ''[[Radiohead for Haiti]]'', was released via YouTube and torrent with Radiohead's support and a "pay-what-you-want" link to donate to Oxfam.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/12/radiohead-for-haiti-full-video-from-fonda.html |title=Video: View the full Radiohead for Haiti benefit concert online, compiled from fan footage |last=Roberts |first=Randall |date=28 December 2010 |work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=7 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312081244/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/12/radiohead-for-haiti-full-video-from-fonda.html|archive-date=12 March 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Radiohead also released the [[soundboard recording]] of their 2009 Prague performance for use in a [[fan-made]] concert video, ''Live in Praha''.<ref>{{cite web |date=2 September 2010 |title=Radiohead-Approved, Fan-Shot Concert Movie Released |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/39935-radiohead-approved-fan-shot-concert-movie-released/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905001657/http://pitchfork.com/news/39935-radiohead-approved-fan-shot-concert-movie-released/ |archive-date=5 September 2010 |access-date=4 September 2010 |publisher=Pitchfork.com}}</ref> The videos were described as examples of Radiohead's openness to fans and positivity toward non-commercial internet distribution.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/sep/01/radiohead-fan-made-live-film |title=Radiohead lend their music to fan-made live DVD |last=Michaels |first=Sean |date=1 September 2010 |work=The Guardian|access-date=4 September 2010 |location=UK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508100726/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/sep/01/radiohead-fan-made-live-film|archive-date=8 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com//news/radiohead/52847 |title=Radiohead help fans 'bootleg' their own gig |date=3 September 2010 |work=NME |location=UK|access-date=4 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905052813/http://www.nme.com/news/radiohead/52847|archive-date=5 September 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2010, Yorke and Jonny Greenwood performed a surprise set at [[Glastonbury Festival]], performing ''Eraser'' and Radiohead songs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/39283-thom-yorke-and-jonny-greenwood-play-surprise-glastonbury-set/ |title=Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood Play Surprise Glastonbury Set |date=25 June 2010|access-date=3 January 2015 |website=Pitchfork |last=Fitzmaurice |first=Larry|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103211724/http://pitchfork.com/news/39283-thom-yorke-and-jonny-greenwood-play-surprise-glastonbury-set/|archive-date=3 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Selway released his debut solo album, ''[[Familial (album)|Familial]]'', in August.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fox |first=Killian |date=28 August 2010 |title=Philip Selway: ''Familial'' |language=en-GB |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/aug/29/philip-selway-familial-album-review |url-status=live |access-date=28 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408203827/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/aug/29/philip-selway-familial-album-review |archive-date=8 April 2016 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''Pitchfork'' described it as a collection of "hushed" folk songs in the tradition of [[Nick Drake]], with Selway on guitar and vocals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dombal |first=Ryan |date=26 July 2010 |title=Radiohead's Selway talks new solo LP, does not talk new Radiohead LP |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/39537-radioheads-selway-talks-new-solo-lp-does-not-talk-new-radiohead-lp/ |access-date=7 April 2022 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US}}</ref>