The Smile - A Light For Attracting Attention (2LP, Yellow)

The Smile - A Light For Attracting Attention (2LP, Yellow)2LP, Limited Edition, Yellow Vinyl XL Recordings XL1196LPE (2022) US, CA "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

and irresistible

arrives more than six years after its predecessor (2016’s III)

and helped return New York City hip-hop to national prominence

4 on the Billboard Dance / Electronic album chart and stayed on that chart for 52 weeks

"The music of Homogenic is very close to the music I heard as a child

Timeless songcraft combines with sophisticated pop savvy for an unforgettable debut album from singer-songwriter Lorde

keyboards and tones that listeners may associate with previous Beach House records remain present throughout many of the compositions

Dedicated follows E*MO*TION (heralded by multiple press outlets as the top pop album of 2015)

Inspired by records like Bjork’s Homogenic

Ian Curtis (vocals)

As the signs of the latest crisis subside

starting aged 18