8.1
Avg Score
9
Opinions
#1,449
All Time
13
Tracks
“The debut from Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and drummer Tom Skinner’s new group is instantly, unmistakably the best album yet by a Radiohead side project.”
“During the first year of the pandemic, as Radiohead seemingly shifted from active band to archival project, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood did something they haven’t done since their teenage years: They formed a new band together. They called it The Smile—a reference to a Ted Hughes poem, not their sunny dispositions, in case there was any confusion—and they invited Tom Skinner, drummer for the Br”
“The Radiohead universe has a plethora of curious side projects from its five members, which can make for hours of exploration. Once you start heading down that musical rabbit hole, you’ll come across film scores, collaborative forays with fellow music icons, and solo albums aplenty. The Smile are the latest addition to this canon, who appeared by surprise several months ago and are now unveiling t”
“The Smile retains the Radiohead sound and quality with A Light For Attracting Attention”
“The first time most of us heard of the Smile was a year ago, when the band debuted at Glastonbury’s Live at Worthy Farm, Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, alongside Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinnner, delivering an enjoyably punchy performance. Away from Radiohead, both Yorke and Greenwood’s work has tended to the austere, whether electronic or classical, so it was a joy to hear them let”
“Radiohead's songwriting nucleus team with jazz drummer Tom Skinner on 'A Light for Attracting Attention,' a lower-stakes, jammy album with some of their most straightforward songs in years”
