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In early September 2005 the band recorded a new song, "I Want None of This", for the [[War Child (charity)|War Child]] charity album ''[[Help: A Day in the Life]]'' - a sequel to the [[The Help Album|1995 compilation]] to which the band had contributed "Lucky." The album was sold largely on the Internet, and Radiohead's contribution became the most downloaded track, though in contrast with "Lucky" it was not released as a single.
Radiohead returned to regular recording sessions by late summer 2005, posting intermittently in their [[Dead Air Space]] blog on their progress. Recording continued into early [[2006 in music|2006]]. On the initial sessions, the band chose to work with [[Mark "Spike" Stent]] instead of their longtime co-producer [[Nigel Godrich]]. As revealed by Ed O'Brien in December 2005, the switch was made amiably because the band felt too comfortable with Godrich and wanted to challenge themselves. However, it seems that Godrich closely followed their recording sessions and will work with the band in the future
Radiohead likely will release their seventh album sometime in 2007<ref>Pitchfork Media. Music news, May 12, 2006.[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/06-05/12.shtml]</ref>, but as the band is not even finished recording, the album's release date and title are unconfirmed. It's unknown what record label the band will sign with, or whether they will re-sign at all, as it seems that they are enjoying their current creative freedom. In an interview in April 2006 for NME, Thom revealed that they do plan to sign a record deal eventually, but on their own terms, and not until the album is finished. This was confirmed in a June interview with [[The Observer]]: "'Will we re-sign to EMI?' he mused. 'I don't know. I don't think we'd ''sign'' sign to anybody. Give someone a record when it's done if we feel that they can do it justice. That's it.'"<ref name="observer">McLean, Craig. "All Messed Up." ''The Observer'', June 18, 2006.[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/story/0,,1795948,00.html]</ref> The format of a new release also may be up in the air, with Yorke expressing an interest in a series of [[Extended play|EPs]] or [[single (music)|singles]], though ruling out Internet-only distribution.
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From May to June 2006, Radiohead toured England and major cities in Europe and North America, returning to Europe for several concerts in late August. The tour drew sold out crowds to generally smaller venues, clubs and theatres - including a London acoustic performance by Thom and Jonny to benefit [[Friends of the Earth]]'s "The Big Ask", which was attended by representatives of British political parties. 2006 also marked the first time the band had played the [[Bonnaroo]] and [[V Festival|V]] music festivals; they played a massive 28-song set at Bonnaroo, and headlined both lineups of V. Thom recently mentioned the band have plans for a new DVD with their performance at Bonnaroo for the next year.
In addition to playing old songs and re-arranged versions of "Arpeggi", "[[Nude (song)|Nude]]" and "House of Cards," Radiohead premiered 10 new songs on their 2006 tour: "[[Bangers 'n' Mash]]", "Open Pick", "[[15 Step]]", "4 Minute Warning", "[[Spooks (song)|Spooks]]", "Bodysnatchers", "Go Slowly", "[[Videotape (song)|Videotape]]", "Down Is The New Up" and "All I Need". According to interviews, these represent only a portion of the newly written material. O'Brien told Green Plastic, a fan site, that the band plans on doing some recording sessions with Godrich after their summer tour, although the band has also professed satisfaction with some work from the earlier sessions. Radiohead will spend the rest of the year recording their new material in preparation for a new release in 2007.
==Artistic background==
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