Yorke released the eraser, an album of solo material, on July 10, 2006 in the UK and July 11, 2006 in the U.S. Produced by nigel godrich, featuring cover art by stanley donwood, it was released on the independent label xl recordings. Yorke has said that this album is "more beats & electronics" and has denied that it means he is leaving Radiohead, stating, "I want no crap about me being a traitor or whatever splitting up blah blah... this was all done with their blessing, and I don't wanna hear that word solo. It doesn't sound right" . It reached number 9 on the Irish charts in its first week, number 2 in the US, Canada and Australia, as well as number 3 in the UK. The album was nominated for the prestigious mercury music price and was also nominated for a grammy award for the best alternative album of the year.