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Seems folks have a little too much Radiohead on the brain of late. As noted in these pages just yesterday, Billboard.com spoke with My Bloody Valentine manager Vinita Joshi recently and reported that MBV plan to "do a Radiohead" when they release their Chinese Democracy next year.

Yet a "Radiohead" implies a pay-what-you-want model-- which Joshi ruled unlikely when she spoke to Billboard.com-- and, at least for a time, a digital-only release. As it turns out, My Bloody Valentine intend to do no such thing with their Loveless follow-up.

Wired.com (via Idolator) caught up with Joshi, who sought to set the record straight on the new MBV offering. Here's what she said:

In the interview with Billboard I stated that the forthcoming MBV album will more than likely be self-released.

That does not equate to a digital only release, which the article states.

Whilst I understand many bands can self-release via digital shops, that is not the plan.

In fact we see digital as a far inferior format and the band would NEVER plan to release an album exclusively in a digital format.

I was quite upset to be misquoted when I took the time to talk to the journalist in question.

So, to recap: new My Bloody Valentine album? Check. Self-released? Maybe check. Digital-only? Hellz-no check.

As we wait for more My Bloody Valentine album details to emerge, me and my empty bank account will be gazing longingly at these here MBV live dates. Have a look, if you dare.

Airfare sux:

06-20 London, England - The Roundhouse
06-21 London, England - The Roundhouse
06-22 London, England - The Roundhouse
06-23 London, England - The Roundhouse
06-28 Manchester, England - Apollo
06-29 Manchester, England - Apollo
07-02 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowland
07-03 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowland