"Not The Smile as in ha-ha-ha, more The Smile as in the guy who lies to you every day"... so speaks Thom Yorke on the inspiration behind the name of the new trio consisting of himself, his Radiohead bandmate Jonny Greenwood and drummer Tom Skinner of UK jazz outfit Sons of Kemet. The description is borne out by The Smile's acerbic first single "You Will Never Work In Television Again," a 2:48 blast of ragged, raw energy that moved The New York Times to rave: "Over a bruising 5/4 beat and flailing guitars climbing through three chords, Yorke snarl-sings his avenging fury at 'some gangster troll promising the moon' who'd devour 'all those beautiful young hopes and dreams,' and you can almost feel the spittle flying." Additional singles "The Smoke", "Skrting the Surface" and "Pana-Vision" - which epically closed the series finale of hit show Peaky Blinders - followed with equal critical acclaim; all are collected on The Smileโs first album, A Light For Attracting Attention, produced by Nigel Godrich.
- Format: Vinyl, Gatefold LP Jacket, Limited Edition, Yellow Color Vinyl, Indie Exclusive
- Genre: Rock, Electronic
Track Listing:
A1 The Same
A2 The Opposite
A3 You Will Never Work In Television Again
B1 Pana-Vision
B2 The Smoke
B3 Speech Bubbles
C1 Thin Thing
C2 Open The Floodgates
C3 Free In The Knowledge
D1 A Hairdryer
D2 Waving A White Flag
D3 We Don't Know What Tomorrow Brings
D4 Skrting On The Surface
