New Thom Yorke solo album coming in 2026, says Ed O'Brien

Ed O'Brien and Thom Yorke of Radiohead perform in concert during the Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park on September 30, 2016 in Austin, Texas. (Gary Miller/FilmMagic)

Thom Yorke will be releasing a new solo album in 2026, if his Radiohead bandmate Ed O'Brien is to be believed.

"Thom's got a solo album that's gonna come out later in the year, I think," O'Brien tells the Kyle Meredith with... podcast.

Yorke put out his last record, Tall Tales, in 2025 in collaboration with electronic musician Mark Pritchard. He also put out a single called "Dialing In" for the Apple TV series Smoke.

O'Brien, meanwhile, is releasing a new solo album called Blue Morpho on May 22. It's the sophomore follow-up to his 2020 solo debut, Earth.

Radiohead's most recent album remains 2016's A Moon Shaped Pool. The band returned to the live stage in 2025 for their first tour since 2018. As O'Brien said in a previous interview, Radiohead plans to play 20 shows each year on a different continent beginning in 2027.

Monday, March 23, 2026 at 3:00PM by Josh Johnson Permalink