Yorke denies Radiohead split

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has insisted the band will not split with the release of his first solo album.

The Eraser has been produced by Nigel Godrich, responsible for Radiohead albums including The Bends, OK Computer and 2003's Hail To The Thief.

In an e-mail to Radiohead's fan organisation Waste, the singer said he had been "itching to do something like this for ages" but he added that his solo ambitions had not outpaced Radiohead's. He insists that his own material was "done with their blessing".

Radiohead recently embarked upon a European tour, but a concert in Amsterdam last week was cancelled following the death of drummer Phil Selway's mother.