They've been emailing song ideas to each other for a while now: Back in July, Jonny Greenwood told The Sunday Times, "I was emailing stuff to Thom [Yorke] last night, actually. But it's not the same, is it? You don't see him tutting." Their songwriting has always been a collaborative process, and it looks like that process has continued into the internet-savvy 21st century.
They'll be keeping fans updated on their PolyFauna app: We told you they'd moved into the 21st century with aplomb. The other day, Radiohead updated their tablet and smart phone app with atmospheric sounds and visuals, and it looks likely that as progress rattles on, PolyFauna will be the place to check.
Their artwork will be created by Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke again: This isn't groundbreaking - the artist has been creating Radiohead's artwork for 20 years now, but more exciting is that a few possibilities have already come rolling in, courtesy of Thom Yorke's Twitter. This is just one of the pictures he's tweeted in recent days.
They're starting recording this month: Though it seems as though they've already made a fair amount of headway on this front, the band will officially return to the studio this month (September) for a spot of "playing, rehearsing and recording."
There may well be some re-recorded songs on there: Any keen Radiohead fan will know that they have a tendency to dredge up old material and give it new life on their albums. 'Morning Magpie', for example, was first heard ten years before it officially featured on The King Of Limbs. Some possibilities this time round include 'Identikit' and 'Full Stop', which were premiered during their 2011 tour, as well as various soundcheck songs.
Thom Yorke might slip some material into his DJ sets: This summer, Yorke played a DJ set to just 30 people backstage at Leopalooza (no, not even Lollapalooza), just one of many DJ sets he's done over the years. These DJ sets might be a perfect opportunity to slip in some excerpts from new Radiohead material, if he fancied it. Just a suggestion Thom, no pressure.
It might be their best album yet: Might be, mind, it's too early to say for sure. Philip Selway's feeling confident though. He told Mary Anne Hobbs, "There's always that sense that our best record is still to come. There's still a lot of creativity we can do together."
They still don't know exactly how it's going to sound: When asked about how the album as a whole is going to sound, Selway told NME: "I have absolutely no idea. And that's what keeps us there until the end." It's also what keeps fans waiting with baited breath until the end.