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Arlo Parks on privacy, Phoebe Bridgers and why she cancelled her tour dates: ‘I felt my boundary and pushed past it’ - www.msn.com - USA
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27.05.2023

Arlo Parks on privacy, Phoebe Bridgers and why she cancelled her tour dates: ‘I felt my boundary and pushed past it’

really heavy, I was sweating!” laughs Arlo Parks. She’s recalling shooting the video for “Blades” from her second album, My Soft Machine. “We’d attached the big camera to the top to get those claustrophobic shots and all that weight was pressing down on my neck.

Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan on the importance of Radiohead in the ’90s - www.nme.com - Britain
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18.05.2023

Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan on the importance of Radiohead in the ’90s

Billy Corgan has openly praised Radiohead in a new interview, and hailed them as one of the first bands to harness a new way of making music in the 1990s.The Smashing Pumpkins frontman discussed the impact the band had on the decade in a recent interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music 1, and shared the respect he developed for Thom Yorke and co in 1997 – the same year they released ‘OK Computer’.The topic arose when Corgan explained how some artists have “a certain type of affirmational faith” instilled into them, where they believe that if they follow a certain process, things will start to work out. It was here that the host agreed, and claimed that one person he sees as having that quality is Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke.Corgan agreed, and explained how he initially had “very little respect for the band”, however, came to appreciate Yorke once he became more experimental, and released the band’s iconic third album.“I want to praise him here.

Jonny Greenwood announces new album ‘Jarak Qaribak’ with Israeli musician Dudu Tassa - www.nme.com - Israel
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15.04.2023

Jonny Greenwood announces new album ‘Jarak Qaribak’ with Israeli musician Dudu Tassa

Radiohead‘s Jonny Greenwood has announced a new album with Israeli musician Dudu Tassa.‘Jarak Qaribak’ will come out on June 9 and is being previewed by a first single titled ‘Ashufak Shay’.Discussing the style of the music on the album in a press release, Tassa – who has previously toured with Radiohead – said: “When people listen to this music, I really love to imagine them thinking…what is this? It sounds 1970s, but there are drum machines, there are guitars but they’re singing in Arabic…what’s going on?”Greenwood discussed how the project compared to another past collaboration with an Israeli singer, Shye Ben Tzur, saying: “‘Jarak Qaribak’ presented a similar set of problems, in that you have all these scales which don’t conform to western major/minor scales, and have notes which involve quarter-tones, and it’s very hard to impose a chord sequence on these melodies. It usually makes them collapse. It’s like reducing the resolution on a colour photo until it’s just squares.”Listen to ‘Ashufak Shay’ below alongside watching an album teaser.1. ‘Djit Nishrab’ (feat. Ahmed Doma)2. ‘Ashufak Shay’ (feat. Rashid Al Najjar)3. ‘Taq ou-Dub’ (feat. Nour Freteikh)4. ‘Leylet Hub’ (feat. Mohssine Salaheddine)5. ‘Ya Mughir al-Ghazala’ (feat. Karrar Alsaadi)6. ‘Ahibak’ (feat. Safae Essafi)7. ‘Ya ‘Anid Ya Yaba’ (feat. Lynn A.)8. ‘Lhla Yzid Ikthar’More music looks set to be on the horizon for Greenwood, with both of his main projects hinting at future new material in recent weeks.This month, Radiohead drummer Philip Selway has said that the band will release new material “of some sort” in the “next couple of years”, while The Smile – the band of Greenwood, Thom Yorke and Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner – have been working on new

The Smile are back in the studio - www.thefader.com - USA
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24.03.2023

The Smile are back in the studio

In an email blast announcing several new summer shows, The Smile revealed to their fans that they’ve been in the studio for nearly two months, ostensibly working on their second LP. “More North American tour dates for when we are let out of the studio,” the trio of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner wrote in the subject line, later adding, “we’re deep in recording, week 7.” Stereogum first reported the news.

The Smile have been working on new music for the last 7 weeks - www.nme.com - USA - Texas - city Charleston - county Hall - Canada - state Missouri - Pennsylvania - Virginia - Ohio - city Mexico City - county Chesterfield - county Bell - county Franklin - county Cleveland - Kansas City - Richmond, state Virginia - Philadelphia
nme.com
24.03.2023

The Smile have been working on new music for the last 7 weeks

The Smile have confirmed that they have been working on their second album.The supergroup – made up of Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner – told fans the news at the end of an email newsletter that was announcing additional North American tour dates. “We’re deep in recording, week 7,” The Smile wrote.

Radiohead to release new material in “next couple of years” - www.nme.com
nme.com
20.03.2023

Radiohead to release new material in “next couple of years”

Radiohead‘s drummer Philip Selway has said that the band will release new material “of some sort” in the “next couple of years”.In January, Selway said that he and his bandmates would be meeting up early this year to start putting things in motion. “We’re going to get together at the start of [2023], and I’m sure we’re going to start looking at other ideas for what comes next,” he said.Now, the drummer has told Prog Magazine [via MusicNews]: “We’re always talking about stuff.

Megan Colligan Stepping Down As Imax Entertainment President - deadline.com
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16.03.2023

Megan Colligan Stepping Down As Imax Entertainment President

IMAX Entertainment President, Megan Colligan is stepping down per a note just dropped to staff from Imax CEO Rich Gelfond.

Clark announces new album executive produced by Thom Yorke - completemusicupdate.com
completemusicupdate.com
25.01.2023

Clark announces new album executive produced by Thom Yorke

Clark – aka Chris Clark – has announced that he will release new album ‘Sus Dog’ in May. The record was “mentored and executive produced” by Radiohead’s Thom Yorke.“Chris wrote me to say he’d started singing, looking for feedback/advice or whatever, cos it was kind of new shark-infested waters for him”, says Yorke.

Sara Murphy & Ryan Zacarias Launch Production Company Fat City, Strike First-Look Deal With Anonymous Content - deadline.com - county Young - city Odessa, county Young
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06.10.2022

Sara Murphy & Ryan Zacarias Launch Production Company Fat City, Strike First-Look Deal With Anonymous Content

EXCLUSIVE: Licorice Pizza and If Beale Street Could Talk producer Sara Murphy and War Pony producer Ryan Zacarias have launched their own TV and film production company and have struck a deal with Anonymous Content.

The Smile’s Tom Skinner announces solo album ‘Voices of Bishara’, shares first song - www.nme.com
nme.com
08.09.2022

The Smile’s Tom Skinner announces solo album ‘Voices of Bishara’, shares first song

The Smile and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner has announced a new solo album, titled ‘Voices of Bishara’, that will arrive on November 4 on Brownswood, Nonesuch and International Anthem. See the album’s artwork and tracklist below.While Skinner has released solo albums previously under the name Hello Skinny, ‘Voices of Bishara’ marks the drummer’s first record under his own name.

Richmond, Virginia residents pay tribute to MF DOOM by naming street sweeper ‘MF BROOM’ - www.nme.com - New York - New York - Virginia - county Long - Richmond, state Virginia
nme.com
08.08.2022

Richmond, Virginia residents pay tribute to MF DOOM by naming street sweeper ‘MF BROOM’

MF DOOM by naming a street sweeper MF BROOM.The New York rapper and producer, who died in 2020, received the posthumous tribute after coming out top of a crowdsourced naming contest.Community organisation Venture Richmond handled the naming by gathering ideas from city residents and organising polls on Twitter.Besides MF BROOM, other potential names for the street sweeper included Kate Brush, Meryl Sweep, Dirt Reynolds, LeBroom James, and The Grim Sweeper, the latter of which made it to the final round of voting before losing 59 per cent to 41 per cent to MF BROOM.The Grim Sweeper vs. MF BROOM— Venture Richmond (@VentureRVA) August 3, 2022“The people have spoken!” Venture Richmond tweeted.

Watch The Smile’s new ‘Pana-vision’ video from ‘Peaky Blinders’ - www.nme.com - Britain - London
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20.07.2022

Watch The Smile’s new ‘Pana-vision’ video from ‘Peaky Blinders’

The Smile have shared a new video for recent single ‘Pana-vision’ which featured in the final episode of Peaky Blinders.The Radiohead side project – comprised of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet‘s Tom Skinner – dropped the track back in April following the long-running BBC show’s season six finale.The band, shared a short a clip featuring Cillian Murphy flipping a coin in the air, yesterday.Now, they have dropped the full video for the track, which you can view below.Earlier this year, Peaky Blinders director Anthony Byrne revealed that Yorke and Greenwood had contributed some new and original music to the final season.“Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood contributed some original stuff,” he told NME. “I’m over the moon about all of that.

The Smile tease ‘Pana-vision’ video from ‘Peaky Blinders’ - www.nme.com - Britain - London
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19.07.2022

The Smile tease ‘Pana-vision’ video from ‘Peaky Blinders’

The Smile have teased a new video for recent single ‘Pana-vision’ which featured in the final episode of Peaky Blinders.The Radiohead side project – comprised of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet‘s Tom Skinner – shared the track back in April following the long-running BBC show’s season six finale.Now the band, have shared a short a clip of the eerie song which you can view below, featuring Cillian Murphy flipping a coin in the air.The band have announced that the full video will drop tomorrow (July 20) at 2pm BST.Coming tomorrow, 2pm BST.https://t.co/EenDATd51l pic.twitter.com/Ay9ocdlUTi— The Smile (@thesmiletheband) July 19, 2022Earlier this year, Peaky Blinders director Anthony Byrne revealed that Yorke and Greenwood had contributed some new and original music to the final season.“Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood contributed some original stuff,” he told NME. “I’m over the moon about all of that.

Thom Yorke shares new version of Radiohead’s ‘Bloom’ for Greenpeace advert - www.nme.com
nme.com
14.07.2022

Thom Yorke shares new version of Radiohead’s ‘Bloom’ for Greenpeace advert

Radiohead‘s ‘Bloom’ performed by Thom Yorke has been shared for a Greenpeace advert during Shark Week.Yorke has contributed to the campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the plight of the global shark population, in a partnership with the environmental charity Greenpeace.The description for the advert reads: “In the last 50 years the global shark population has plummeted by 70 percent,” the video description notes. “Sharks are being wiped out by overfishing for profit.

Drake's Honestly, Nevermind vs Foals' Life is Yours for Number 1 Album: Official Albums Chart Update - www.officialcharts.com - Britain
officialcharts.com
20.06.2022

Drake's Honestly, Nevermind vs Foals' Life is Yours for Number 1 Album: Official Albums Chart Update

Foals lead this week’s Official Albums Chart race, with their seventh studio album Life is Yours currently tracking to debut at Number 1. 

The Smile announce debut North American tour dates - www.nme.com - Britain - New York - USA - Canada - city Philadelphia - county Wells - state Rhode Island - Providence, state Rhode Island
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14.06.2022

The Smile announce debut North American tour dates

The Smile have announced their first-ever tour of North America for November and December 2022, in support of their debut album ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’.The band, which features Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood, will begin their debut tour across the continent in Providence, Rhode Island. The tour will then take them across the US and Canada, including two New York dates at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre and the city’s Hammerstein Ballroom.A pre-sale for the tour will begin this Thursday (June 16) from 10am local time, with the general sale following the next day at the same local time.

The Smile, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s Other Band, to Tour U.S. for First Time - variety.com - Los Angeles - USA - New York - Chicago - county Hall - Nashville - San Francisco - Detroit - parish Orleans - city Portland - Croatia
variety.com
13.06.2022

The Smile, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s Other Band, to Tour U.S. for First Time

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticAs the days grow shorter in late fall, there will still be something to smile about for fans of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner. The first American tour by the group, collectively known as the Smile — and not to be confused with Greenwood and Yorke’s other group, Radiohead — has been set for late fall.The trio’s shows in the U.S. will all take place in mid-sized theaters, beginning Nov.

Julian Casablancas calls The Smile’s Primavera set the “best show I’ve seen in years” - www.nme.com
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11.06.2022

Julian Casablancas calls The Smile’s Primavera set the “best show I’ve seen in years”

Julian Casablancas has called The Smile’s set at this year’s Primavera Sound the “best show I’ve seen in years”.Radiohead and The Strokes were both performing last night (June 10) as part of the Barcelona festival’s second weekend.Casablancas shared a short video of The Smile – comprised of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, and Sons Of Kemet’s Tom Skinner – playing on his Instagram page. “Had my fucking mind blown yesterday, best show i’ve seen in YEARS ……The Smile (Thom Yorke / Johnny Greenwood) – shiiiiiiit that was good,” he captioned the post.“Like modern phillip glass with best of Radiohead or something… idk,” he continued.

Glastonbury 2022: BBC share further details of festival coverage - www.nme.com - county Florence
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08.06.2022

Glastonbury 2022: BBC share further details of festival coverage

BBC have shared further details of their coverage for this month’s Glastonbury Festival.Last month it was revealed that the broadcaster will show sets live from Worthy Farm’s Pyramid Stage in Ultra High Definition (UHD) for the first time.Now, a full schedule for the week leading up to the festival and its Friday night (June 18-24) has been shared, with significant coverage across radio and television.BBC Music’s presenters for the festival include Lauren Laverne, Jo Wiley, Clara Amfo, Jack Saunders and Huw Stephens, while the pre-festival schedule includes a broadcast of Glastonbury: 50 Years & Counting, described as a “kaleidoscopic portrait of Glastonbury and its social and musical history is given through the testimony of its principal curators, Michael and Emily Eavis, as well as artists who have appeared there”.Contributors on the programme include Aswad, Chris Martin (Coldplay), Dua Lipa, Ed O’Brien, Fatboy Slim, Florence Welch, Johnny Marr, Linda Lewis, Orbital, Noel Gallagher, The Levellers, Thom Yorke and Stormzy.On Monday (June 20), Stormzy: Road to the Pyramid Stage will be broadcast on BBC One, a film “in which Stormzy reflects on the journey that led him to that iconic performance in 2019 at the festival”.See the full schedule for BBC’s Glastonbury coverage from June 18-24 below.

Watch Radiohead side-project The Smile debut new track ‘Bodies Laughing’ - www.nme.com - Germany - Berlin
nme.com
26.05.2022

Watch Radiohead side-project The Smile debut new track ‘Bodies Laughing’

Radiohead side-project The Smile debuted a new song called ‘Bodies Laughing’ during a recent show in Berlin – check out the footage below.The trio – comprising Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner – are currently out on a European headline tour in support of their debut album ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’, which came out earlier this month.Last Friday (May 20) saw The Smile perform an unreleased number as part of a 16-track set at the German capital’s Tempodrom venue (via Setlist.FM).Footage of the first ‘Bodies Laughing’ airing has since emerged online. “So, yesterday we wrote another new song,” Yorke told the crowd.

An extensive new MF DOOM biography is in the works - www.nme.com
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22.05.2022

An extensive new MF DOOM biography is in the works

MF DOOM biography is in the works.The news was confirmed by publisher Astra House who announced that the biography, called The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Rap’s Masked Iconoclast, is being written by veteran music journalist S. H.

The surprise secret weapon behind Radiohead masterpiece ‘OK Computer’ - nypost.com - Britain - USA - county Bath
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21.05.2022

The surprise secret weapon behind Radiohead masterpiece ‘OK Computer’

“OK Computer” — its classic album released 25 years ago, on May 21, 1997 — there was, of course, lead singer Thom Yorke fronting the band and longtime producer Nigel Godrich behind the boards.But in the creation of what is considered their undisputed masterpiece, the English alt-rockers had a surprising secret weapon: British actress Jane Seymour. Yes, “Dr.

Kendrick Lamar scores first Irish Number 1 album with Mr Morale & The Big Steppers - www.officialcharts.com - Britain - Ireland - county Lamar
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20.05.2022

Kendrick Lamar scores first Irish Number 1 album with Mr Morale & The Big Steppers

Kendrick Lamar earns his first ever Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart with Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.

The Smile debut new song ‘Friend Of A Friend’ as they kick off European tour - www.nme.com - Britain - Croatia
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18.05.2022

The Smile debut new song ‘Friend Of A Friend’ as they kick off European tour

The Smile began their debut European tour this week (March 16), debuting a new song called ‘Friend Of A Friend’ – check out footage, setlist, ticket details for the rest of the tour and more below.The band – comprising Thom Yorke, his Radiohead bandmate Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner – formed last year and released their debut album, ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’ last week.After making their live debut at Glastonbury’s Live At Worthy Farm livestream last summer, The Smile played their first proper live shows with a three-gig run within 12 hours at London’s Magazine venue last month.Their full UK and European tour began in Zagreb, Croatia on Monday, and saw tracks from ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’ performed alongside the brand new cut ‘Friend Of A Friend’.‘Friend Of A Friend’ saw Yorke at the guitar with Greenwood playing melancholy chords at the piano. Behind them, Skinner played free and loose jazz drums.See footage of the new song, the band’s full setlist, remaining tour dates and ticket details below.‘Pana-vision’‘The Smoke’‘Speech Bubbles’‘Thin Thing’‘Open The Floodgates’‘Free In The Knowledge’‘A Hairdryer’‘Waving A White Flag’‘We Don’t Know What Tomorrow Brings’‘Skrting On The Surface’‘The Same’‘The Opposite’‘You Will Never Work in Television Again’‘Friend Of A Friend’‘Just Eyes and Mouth’‘Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses’See the band’s remaining UK and European tour dates below.

Check out the full catalogue for Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood’s ‘Test Specimens’ art exhibition - www.nme.com - Britain - London
nme.com
16.05.2022

Check out the full catalogue for Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood’s ‘Test Specimens’ art exhibition

Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood’s upcoming art exhibition Test Specimens is now being previewed online – you can check out the full catalogue of drawings below.Test Specimens, an exhibition of 60 drawings by the Radiohead frontman and Donwood (who has created the cover art for all of Radiohead’s albums since ‘The Bends’ in 1995), will go on display at 8 Duke Street in London from May 25-29.The artwork was all created by Yorke and Donwood between 1999 and 2001 when the pair were working on art for Radiohead’s albums ‘Kid A’ (2000) and ‘Amnesiac’ (2001).“Test Specimens offers an extraordinary, intimate glimpse into the minds of these creative geniuses at a pivotal moment in British cultural history,” curator Siobhan Andrews Kapoor said in a statement.

Watch The Smile’s stop-motion animated video for ‘Thin Thing’ - www.nme.com - Britain - London - city Greenwich
nme.com
09.05.2022

Watch The Smile’s stop-motion animated video for ‘Thin Thing’

The Smile have shared the video for their new single ‘Thin Thing’ – watch below.The band – comprising Thom Yorke, his Radiohead bandmate Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner – formed last year and announced their debut album, ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’ last month.‘Thin Thing’ follows ‘You Will Never Work In Television Again’, ‘The Smoke’,  ‘Skrting On The Surface’ and ‘Pana-vision’, a track taken from the Peaky Blinders soundtrack.It arrives with a stop-motion animated video directed by Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña, which took the pair six months to make.Speaking about the video, they said: “Hearing the song for the first time, we imagined a frenetic fluid that carries machines, pieces of human bodies and carnivorous plants.“When presenting the idea to the band, Thom told us about a dream that made him write the song. We believe the video is the conjunction of these two things.”‘A Light For Attracting Attention’ arrives this Friday (May 13) digitally, and June 17 physically, via XL Recordings.Produced and mixed by Nigel Godrich and mastered by Bob Ludwig, the 13-track album will feature strings by the London Contemporary Orchestra and a full brass section of contemporary UK jazz players including Byron Wallen, Theon and Nathaniel Cross, Chelsea Carmichael, Robert Stillman and Jason Yarde.

Thom Yorke selects IDLES, Miles Davis and more for new Sonos mix - www.nme.com - Ukraine - Indiana
nme.com
30.04.2022

Thom Yorke selects IDLES, Miles Davis and more for new Sonos mix

Thom Yorke has shared a new mix for his Sonos radio show, In The Absence Thereof, featuring an eclectic roster of artists including IDLES and Miles Davis.The Radiohead frontman began curating a station for the streaming service in 2020 and has since shared numerous wide-ranging playlists.The latest mix, ‘In The Absence Thereof… Mix 7’, features artists like IDLES, Miles Davis, Bibio and Sun Ra, who have all had some influence on Yorke over the years. “Mix 7 is my latest mix or compilation of music and sound that has moved me deeply by other artists I respect and who inspire me,” he said.“Listening to music has changed for me recently, I find myself asking what is music or any art in such a time of death, violence and horror? I guess it can only try to bear witness somehow.”He added: “There are no words to express seeing war Ukraine, in Europe in the 21st century.

Watch Kelly Clarkson cover Radiohead’s ‘Exit Music (For A Film)’ - www.nme.com - Britain - London - city Greenwich
nme.com
27.04.2022

Watch Kelly Clarkson cover Radiohead’s ‘Exit Music (For A Film)’

Kelly Clarkson dived deep into Radiohead‘s catalogue for her latest Kellyoke cover: the ‘OK Computer’ cut ‘Exit Music (For A Film)’.Clarkson’s customary opening for The Kelly Clarkson Show has seen her previously cover Radiohead’s ‘Karma Police’, but for this edition of Kellyoke she picked a lesser-known ‘OK Computer’ track that was never released as a single.Clarkson’s classic rock take take demonstrates her vocal power – watch her cover Radiohead’s ‘Exit Music (For A Film)’ below.Clarkson is also reportedly working on a “haunting” new version of the 1995 single ‘9 To 5’ with Dolly Parton. Their take on the classic 1980 single is for an upcoming documentary called Still Working 9 To 5.Clarkson has previously covered Sharon Van Etten’s ‘The End Of The World’, Pixies’ ‘Where Is My Mind’, and My Chemical Romance’s ‘Welcome To The Black Parade’ among others for the segment, notably delivering a moving cover of George Michael’s ‘Faith’ in a pre-recorded segment when she was not able to sing for the audience live.

The Smile announce debut album ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’ - www.nme.com - Britain
nme.com
20.04.2022

The Smile announce debut album ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’

The Smile have announced their debut album, ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’, alongside the release of a brand new track called ‘Free In The Knowledge’.The band – comprising Thom Yorke, his Radiohead bandmate Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner – formed last year and have been sharing sporadic teasers of a debut album since.They’ve so far released ‘You Will Never Work In Television Again’, ‘The Smoke’,  ‘Skrting On The Surface’, and earlier this month they shared ‘Pana-vision’, a track taken from the Peaky Blinders soundtrack.Today (April 20), The Smile have confirmed the release of their much anticipated debut LP, ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’, which will arrive May 13 via XL Recordings.Produced and mixed by Nigel Godrich and mastered by Bob Ludwig, the 13-track album will feature strings by the London Contemporary Orchestra and a full brass section of contemporary UK jazz players including Byron Wallen, Theon and Nathaniel Cross, Chelsea Carmichael, Robert Stillman and Jason Yarde.The trio have also shared the latest preview of the album, ‘Free In The Knowledge’. The song was first previewed by Yorke as part of the Letters Live Royal Albert Hall event he performed at back in December.Watch the Leo Leigh-directed video for ‘Free In The Knowledge’ below:Last week, Yorke spoke on the process of writing the album.

The Smile, Featuring Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, to Release Debut Album Next Month - variety.com - Britain
variety.com
20.04.2022

The Smile, Featuring Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, to Release Debut Album Next Month

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Smile — a trio comprising Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet’s Tom Skinner — will release their debut album, “A Light for Attracting Attention,” on May 13on XL Recordings.The 13-track album was produced and mixed by Nigel Godrich and mastered by Bob Ludwig. Tracks feature strings by the London Contemporary Orchestra and a full brass section of contemporary UK jazz players including Byron Wallen, Theon and Nathaniel Cross, Chelsea Carmichael, Robert Stillman and Jason Yarde.The group has previously released four singles: “You Will Never Work in Television Again,” “The Smoke,” “Skrting on the Surface” and “Pana-vision,” the latter of which appeared in the finale of “Peaky Blinders” — and premiere a fifth, “Free in the Knowledge,” with today’s announcement, accompanied by a video directed by Leo Leigh.

Thom Yorke says The Smile’s debut album is “pretty much done” - www.nme.com - Switzerland
nme.com
16.04.2022

Thom Yorke says The Smile’s debut album is “pretty much done”

Thom Yorke has given an update on the debut album from The Smile, revealing that it is “pretty much done”.The band, featuring Yorke, his Radiohead bandmate Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, formed last year and have been sharing sporadic teasers of a debut album since.New single ‘Pana-vision’, shared this month and taken from the Peaky Blinders soundtrack, marks the fourth track from The Smile since they debuted in 2021 at Glastonbury’s Live At Worthy Farm livestream. They went on to release ‘You Will Never Work In Television Again’ later that same year, followed by ‘The Smoke’ and ‘Skrting On The Surface’ in 2022.Speaking alongside Greenwood on the Smartless podcast, Yorke confirmed that the album is almost finished.Of the process of writing the record, he went on: “Jonny had come with a bunch of ideas, and I hadn’t seen him for a while, so they all just came pouring out before I could go, ‘Wait, wait, wait.’ There was a lot of me retrospectively going, ‘Okay, what am I going to do with that?’ Which was really nice.”Yorke added: “I like trying to find different ways to write lyrics.

Watch Thom Yorke perform Radiohead and The Smile tracks solo for first time - www.nme.com - London - Switzerland
nme.com
10.04.2022

Watch Thom Yorke perform Radiohead and The Smile tracks solo for first time

Thom Yorke performed an acoustic set last night (April 9) at Zeltbühne in Zermatt, Switzerland – see clips from the show below.During the 23-track unplugged set, the singer-songwriter delivered solo renditions of Radiohead songs ‘Bodysnatchers’, ‘Daydreaming’, ‘Decks Dark’ and ‘Exit Music (For A Film)’ for the very first time.Elsewhere, other cuts Yorke played solo for the first time included ‘Rabbit In Your Headlights’, his 1998 collaboration with UNKLE, and ‘Pana-vision’, the most recent single by The Smile, the supergroup he’s in alongside Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet‘s Tom Skinner.Radiohead’s ‘These Are My Twisted Words’ and his own ‘The Eraser’ were also performed solo for the first time since 2010.You can check out footage from the show below:‘Has Ended’‘Free in the Knowledge’ (The Smile song)‘Bodysnatchers’ (Radiohead song)‘Everything In Its Right Place’ (Radiohead song)‘Suspirium’‘Pana-vision’ (The Smile song)‘Daydreaming’ (Radiohead song)‘Decks Dark’ (Radiohead song)‘I Might Be Wrong’ (Radiohead song)‘These Are My Twisted Words’ (Radiohead song)‘Bloom’ (Radiohead song)‘Unmade’‘Open Again’‘Present Tense’ (Radiohead song)‘The Clock’‘Videotape’ (Radiohead song)Encore:‘Idioteque’ (Radiohead song)‘Rabbit in Your Headlights’ (UNKLE cover)‘Exit Music (For A Film)’ (Radiohead song)‘Spectr’e (Radiohead song)Encore 2:‘The Eraser’‘House of Cards’ (Radiohead song)‘Weird Fishes/Arpeggi’ (Radiohead song)Meanwhile, an art exhibition showcasing the works of Thom Yorke and long-term friend and collaborator Stanley Donwood will open in London later this year.‘Test Specimens’ brings together 60 pieces of artwork that the pair created between 1999 and 2001, while they were also working on Radiohead records ‘Kid A’ and

Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood announce ‘Test Specimens’ art exhibition - www.nme.com - Britain - London
nme.com
04.04.2022

Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood announce ‘Test Specimens’ art exhibition

Thom Yorke and long-term friend and collaborator Stanley Donwood will open in London later this year.‘Test Specimens’ brings together 60 pieces of artwork that the pair created between 1999 and 2001, while they were also working on Radiohead records ‘Kid A’ and ‘Amnesiac’.The exhibition will include workings of the Radiohead bear logo, lyrical drafts for songs like ‘Nude’ as well as a cartoon featuring a sperm monster menacing some witch monkeys, which can be seen below.The exhibition will be held at 8 Duke Street in London and will be open from May 25 to May 29.  Yorke recently released two new solo songs, written for the final season of Peaky Blinders.‘That’s How Horses Are’, a haunting and atmospheric cut driven by piano, was released yesterday (April 3) after ‘5.17‘ came in MarchYorke released his last solo album ‘ANIMA’ in 2019, and has since been sharing new music as part of various projects. Last year, he debuted a new outfit called The Smile with Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, with the trio performing for the first time at Glastonbury’s Live At Worthy Farm livestream.They’ve released four singles including ‘You Will Never Work In Television Again’, ‘The Smoke’ and ‘Skrting On The Surface’, the first two of which will be released as a one-time single vinyl pressing.The Smile recently-released ‘Pana-vision’ which was also featured in the Peaky Blinders finale and comes with a video, created by animator Sabrina Nichols and artist Stanley Donwood.

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04.04.2022

Listen to The Smile’s eerie new single ‘Pana-vision’

Radiohead side-project The Smile have shared their third new single of the year, an eerie cut titled ‘Pana-vision’.The trio – comprising Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner – shared the new song over the weekend. It’s built around haunting instrumentals, such as piano, strings and brass, and the ghostly refrain “like a newborn child“.The single arrived alongside an accompanying music video with equally eerie graphics, courtesy of animator Sabrina Nichols and artist Stanley Donwood.

Thom Yorke shares new single ‘That’s How Horses Are’ - www.nme.com - Britain
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03.04.2022

Thom Yorke shares new single ‘That’s How Horses Are’

Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke has shared a new single titled ‘That’s How Horses Are’, written for the final season of Peaky Blinders.The song is a stunning piano-driven piece, that swells with the addition of strings about halfway through. A haunting and atmospheric cut, it joins Yorke’s March release ‘5.17’, which also features in the Peaky Blinders sixth season.Listen to ‘That’s How Horses Are’ below. Speaking to NME in February, Peaky Blinders director Anthony Byrne revealed that Yorke and Radiohead bandmate Jonny Greenwood had contributed some new and original music to the show’s final season.“I’m over the moon about all of that,” he told NME.

Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood once dissected Kraftwerk’s ‘Computer World’ in front of the band - www.nme.com - London
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25.03.2022

Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood once dissected Kraftwerk’s ‘Computer World’ in front of the band

Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood have revealed that they once dissected Kraftwerk‘s 1981 album ‘Computer World’ in front of the band.The duo, who recently formed side project The Smile with Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, admitted they were big fans of the electro pioneers on Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes’ comedy podcast SmartLess.The pair admitted studying the album in detail and once sitting Kraftwerk down during a Radiohead tour in South America and dissecting the record over dinner.“We literally study ‘Computer World’ in terms of playing it to each other and discussing what is going on and why, it’s so good,” Greenwood said of the record.“We can pretty much list what every instrument was and how they did it [on that record],” said Yorke before he added: “They came on tour with us once to South America and we had a very long prolonged dinner with them where we basically dissected the whole record and asked which instrument and what was used on every single piece of that [record]. It was the ultimate geek out.”During the podcast, Yorke also discussed how Stanley Kubrick and Ennio Morricone influenced Radiohead’s landmark album ‘OK Computer’.“The Shining was a really massive one [influence],” Yorke said.

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