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Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood has been emailing song ideas to Thom Yorke for the band's new album.
Jonny has revealed that new Radiohead material is in the works after a year-long hiatus and he and Thom are in constant contact about new compositions.
Talking to The Sunday Times, Jonny explained: "I was emailing stuff to Thom last night, actually, but it's not the same, is it? You don't see him tutting."
The band took a break after touring with their last album, 'The King Of Limbs', but Jonny, Thom and bandmates Colin Greenwood, Phil Selway and Ed O'Brien are ready to get back to work together.
However, fans can expect to wait a while before hearing any of these new songs.
When asked if the group has a release date in mind, Jonny said: "No! Release? No, no idea. No.
"Our plan is to start making music soon. We've just got to get the inertia back."
In the past, Jonny has stated that the band will reunite in the studio in September.
Speaking on the BBC 6Music show, he told presenter Mary Anne Hobbes: "We're going to start up in September, playing, rehearsing and recording and see how it's sounding."

Damon Albarn is writing a West End musical.
The former Blur and Gorillaz frontman - who previously wrote the opera 'Dr Dee: An English Opera' - has revealed his latest musical endeavour came as a surprise even to himself.
He told the Daily Star newspaper: "It's funny for me to say 'I'm writing a musical', but, yes, that's what I'm doing next."
Damon, 46, added: "It's something I've always wanted to do because musicals are great when they're done well.
"It started out with the same subject matter but was going to be a left field, experimental opera. But it's lurched into a mainstream musical for families."
And although Damon is busy with his first solo album 'Everyday Robots' and his new musical, the prolific musician admitted he hopes to reform Gorillaz after penning some new tracks.
Damon explained: "I've found myself writing a lot of uptempo songs that sound like Gorillaz."
The musician performed songs from his solo album at Latitude Festival in the UK over the weekend and decided to stay on with artist partner Suzi Winstanley and their daughter Missy, 14, in order to enjoy some of the other acts.
He said: "I've played at festivals since 1990 but never had time to stay. I was sceptical and bad-tempered ­after an 18-hour coach journey from a Swiss show but it's been really nice."

Pharrell Williams, Maroon 5 and Kasabian are among the first acts to be announced for this year's iTunes Festival.
The concerts will take place during the month of September at London's Roundhouse and will also feature Beck, Robert Plant, Blondie, Calvin Harris, Sam Smith, David Guetta and Five Seconds of Summer.
More names are expected to be added to the list over the coming weeks.
Speaking about their performance on September 5, Kasabian said: "We're very proud to be in this year's iTunes Festival line-up, and we are excited to be playing alongside so many great artists. We have had a huge year so far. Expect some surprises!"
And Robert Plant, who will take to the stage on September 8, excitedly added: "We've been roaring around the world this summer from Morocco to the Arctic Circle. The band is on fire. It's now time to shake it on down in NW1."
This is the eighth year of the festival, which will take place over 30 nights in London.
Apple's senior vice preside of internet software and services Eddy Cue said: "The iTunes Festival in London is back with another stunning line-up of world class performers and tremendous new acts.
"These live shows capture the heart and soul of iTunes and we love bringing them to our customers in the Roundhouse, as well as to the millions of people watching all over the world for free."
Tickets are free to competition winners and the gigs can also be watched live or on-demand via iTunes or Apple TV.
For more information visit www.itunesfestival.com.

iTunes Festival 2014 line-up so far:

September 2: Beck
September 3: David Guetta
September 4: 5 Seconds of Summer
September 5: Kasabian
September 7: Calvin Harris and Kiesza
September 8: Robert Plant
September 9: Sam Smith
September 10: Pharrell Williams and Jungle
September 1: Maroon 5
September 16: Blondie and Chrissie Hynde
September 27: Kylie Minogue

La Roux always wanted quality over quantity.
The 'Bulletproof' singer - whose real name is Elly Jackson - explained she is a person who would much rather spend "three months" on a project and make it perfect, rather than rush just to get more work done at a much lower standard, and admitted she was even like that at school.
She told the Sunday Times newspaper's Culture magazine: "I was the person that would spend three months on one drawing. Everybody else would be handing in tons of coursework, and I'd be like, 'Look, this drawing is amazing'.
"And they'd say, 'But Elly, you're supposed to have handed in another 10 pages of this'. 'Yeah? But this one thing I'm handing in is, like, way better than the rest of the class.' "
She has carried this belief into her musical career, and as she prepares for the release of 'Trouble in Paradise' - the follow-up to 2009's self-titled debut - she is still happy to take her time.
She added: "Time doesn't really mean anything these days. We're already half-way through 2014, and what have most people achieved?
"It took us two and a half years to make this record, but I'm like, 'Do you know what? Two and a half years ain't very long' ... We'd say something [to the label] like, 'We've only done three songs'.
"And then one of us would go, 'Yeah, but they sound really great'. I don't understand how people do it quicker, though ... It's almost like you can hear the panic in them."

Lorde says Kanye West is like her "school principal".
The 'Royals' hitmaker has admitted she looks up to the 37-year-old rapper like a school teacher who has taught her everything she knows about pop music.
She told The Guardian: "(He's) like my school principal, if the school is pop."
The 17-year-old singer has also revealed that Kanye inspired her to have confidence in herself and doesn't care that people think she is arrogant.
She explained: "I like making grand statements. The name Lorde is quite grand and a little bit arrogant. I like that, I like the intensity of it.
"I don't mind. I'm a really big fan of Kanye West. He's confident and I like that."
Meanwhile, the Grammy Award-winner - who shot to fame after releasing her debut album 'Pure Heroine' in 2013 - has revealed her follow-up album will have a "different vibe".
She previously told the BBC: "I think I've learned so much as a songwriter, there's going to be so much of an improvement because of that. I'm working on stuff quite tentatively, it's definitely still at the beginning and yeah, it's totally different."
She added: "I wrote the last album about that world which was the suburb where I grew up and populated by my friends and people who were really familiar to me. Now I'm in a different place every day and I'm with new people every day and it's a different vibe."

Jess Glynne doesn't think urban music should be "about race".
The 'Right Here' singer has defended Ed Sheeran against backlash after he topped BBC Radio 1Xtra's Power List - which celebrates "the most important U.K. artists on the current black and urban music scene" - and doesn't think the urban genre should be about the colour of one's skin.
She exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "To be honest with you, it's a genre of music, it's not about race. He's got f***ing good songs and he's a wicked artist. That's what he loves and that's what he does.
"If you're going to call it 'black music', you can't just make it one race. I think it's ridiculous.
"At the end of the day, soul and groove - yeah, OK, great, black music. But at the same time, white people, Asian people - anyone can [sing].
"I don't see the issue, if you love a type of music and you're good at it, why not be voted at the top of that?"
The 24-year-old singer surprised chicken lovers as she performed on top of Nando's food truck, the Cock O Van, at Lovebox festival in London's Victoria Park yesterday (19.07.14).
Jess sang her recently released solo single 'Right Here' and thrilled the crowd with her number one hit with Clean Bandit, 'Rather Be'.
Having topped the UK singles charts on two occasions - including a collaboration with Route 94 titled 'My Love' - the flame-haired singer admitted she has now set her "goals high" for her solo career.
Speaking after her performance, she explained: "I don't think it puts pressure on me, but it sets my goals very high. I don't ever like to make myself feel pressured but I put pressure on myself to do well - I think you have to."
Jess also revealed that her debut album will follow a more urban musical style and won't be as dance-centric as her songs with Route 94 and Clean Bandit.
She added: "The album's sounding really cool. I don't think people are expecting what they're going to be getting. I'm a very soul, R&B, hip-hop influenced girl. I love my pop as well, but my album's going to be inspired by what I love. It's definitely not going to be a dance or a house album."
Other performances atop the Cock O Van came from Bipolar Sunshine and Soul II Soul's Jazzie B.
The stars also enjoyed tasty PERi-PERi chicken from the Nando's food truck, including the chain's signature flame-grilled chicken wings and burgers.

M.I.A's performance at Lovebox was hit by a power cut.
The 'Paper Planes' singer - who was headlining the festival, held in London's Victoria Park, last night (19.06.14) - was forced to cut down her set after an audience member dislodged a power cable with their foot.
The incident - which happened just after the 39-year-old singer invited fans to join her on the stage - caused the screens at the side of the stage to go black and the sound to cut-out shortly afterwards.
Following a great deal of booing from the crowd, M.I.A - whose real name is Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam - left the stage while organisers fixed the issue before returning to play three more tracks including her hits 'Paper Planes' and 'Bad Girls, closing her show after an hour instead of the planned 90 minutes.
M.I.A had faced further difficulties earlier on in the set when she appeared noticeably frustrated by sound levels and repeated, "Turn my mic up", during her performance of 'Sunshowers' and 'Bring The Noize'.
It is thought that the 'Galang' hitmaker - who also asked for her bass to be turned up - was struggling to hear through her ear piece.
Meanwhile, the london-born star seemed very happy to be headlining the stage in her hometown after coming to the end of her tour for her new album 'Matangi'.
She shouted,'Big up London town' and demanded more noise from the festival's revellers.
Other headliners at the festival included rapper NAS, dance act Chase & Status and DJ Annie Mac.

No Devotion will "definitely never" play Lostprophets songs.
The Welsh group disbanded after frontman Ian Watkins was jailed for 35 years for child sex offences in December, but the remaining members - Lee Gaze, Stuart Richardson, Mike Lewis and Jamie Oliver - now formed a new band with ex-Thursday singer Geoff Rickley, but won't be paying homage to their previous work when they go on the road.
Guitarist Lee said: "It's always at the back of your mind, it's a raw nerve. We have every right to carry on writing music, but you do think about how people will take it.
"We'd definitely never play the songs again. We can take some good stuff from it and some bad stuff and just bury it in a box at this point, but I don't think we'd ever revisit anything."
Lee admits he has no "regrets" about the end of his former band, except for the circumstances, but he does feel embarrassed when asked about his musical background.
He added to NME magazine: "We did Lostprophets for a long time. I flirted with loving it and hating it for many years for different reasons.
"So in the bluntest way possible, I don't have any regrets about the band being finished; I obviously just wish it wasn't in the circumstances that it was.
"You can't ever mention it to anyone, you know? We were really proud of it, whether people liked us or not, we came from the f***ing middle of nowhere.
"Now, when people ask what bands I've played with, my answer is just, 'Eurgh'. It's an awkward position to be in."

Kodaline don't think "perfect" gigs exist.
The 'Love Like This' group don't have a specific "formula" for a successful show because they know every venue and audience is different.
Frontman Steve Garrigan told BANG Showbiz: "I don't think there are set key ingredients that act as a recipe for a perfect gig.
"Obviously the crowd and their reaction are very important but we treat each gig very differently and wouldn't apply one formula to make all successful.
"Plus there isn't such a thing as a perfect gig. You always make mistakes and the key to a successful gig is turning the mistakes into great, enjoyable music."
Steve also revealed the group have been working on the follow-up to last year's debut album 'In a Perfect World', but fans will have to wait until early 2015 to hear any new songs.
He said: "We've actually already started to work on our second album. When we haven't been touring we've been in the studio and are about half-way through so far so hope to finish it by the end of the year. That way we will be ready to share some new music with our fans early next year."
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