The Smile are an English rock band comprising the Radiohead members Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, bass, keys) and Jonny Greenwood (guitar, bass, keys) with Tom Skinner (drums). Critics likened them to Radiohead, with more jazz, krautrock and progressive rock influences and a looser, wilder sound.
The Smile worked during the COVID-19 lockdowns and made their surprise debut in a performance streamed by Glastonbury Festival in May 2021. In early 2022, they released six singles and performed to an audience for the first time at three shows in London, which were livestreamed. In May, the Smile released their debut album, A Light for Attracting Attention, to acclaim. It was produced by Nigel Godrich, Radiohead's longtime producer.
The Smile toured Europe and North America in 2022 and 2023. They have released two live EPs: The Smile (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival, July 2022) and Europe: Live Recordings 2022. Their second album, Wall of Eyes, produced by Sam Petts-Davies, was released in January 2024.
albums by The Smile
Songs by The Smile
I know it's just my own personal taste, but I tend not to enjoy most of Radiohead stuff. I read the wiki entry for smile (that section is always interesting and usually leads me down a rabbit hole!) and I thought OK - let's see if this can develop my musical taste a little. But sadly, no.
To me, the listening experience is just boring and as rgio just posted ... the lyrics are pretty inaudible.
To all the millions of Radiohead fans out there .. enjoy!
I'll just make use of the PSD button. Thanks William - Long live RP!
To RP listeners who post negative comments about a song and/or artist, PLEASE NOTE how to do it with class and diplomacy.
And "THANK YOU Graham_M" for showing us all how to do it.
Must be thinking of this kind of smile:
To me, the listening experience is just boring and as rgio just posted ... the lyrics are pretty inaudible.
To all the millions of Radiohead fans out there .. enjoy!
I'll just make use of the PSD button. Thanks William - Long live RP!
Sounds just as good....
I get that it takes a while to figure out where they're coming from and that their auditory destination pushes envelopes, but you can't deny they're brilliance in my opinion.
This one is a solid 8 for me.
Early days on this one: I'm currently in the confused phase
Balsy move because the albums are not easy listening but I love them.
How is this a 5.8? Nine ratings of 1?? I hate to question anyone's musical taste, but if you think this is a 1, I have to question your musical taste.
Thom Yorke is very much a Marmite artist to love or hate. I've grown to tolerate him with Radiohead but I can understand a 1 rating as he is a miserable metalfitter. One listener's Godlike is another's Sucko-Barfo and long may that remain so.
But I’ll listen to anything these guys do.
Consistently interesting if not foot tapping.
Thanks William.
I ask myself "what is this dreadful misery? Sounds like RadioHead."
Sure enough, another exercise in torture via Thom Yorke's miserable voice..
I went from being the biggest Radiohead fan to wondering what happened, so I'm sorry to admit that I'm with you on this one. I'm sure that everything has a place, but this one doesn't find a home in my heart.
Its called "irony"....
It's the opposite of wrinkly.
That's not to say don't express your distaste if you find something distasteful, just be mindful about how you express it so as to not cause needless upset to others. And similarly, I'm going to *ask* people to not overreact too much to someone saying they hate something you love. After all, you've already won in that you have more things to enjoy in your life than they do. They're already suffering by not seeing the beauty you see in Latvian fusion-death-metal-hip-hop or whatever.
My personal take is that the more people dislike groups I like, then the better chance I have of seeing those groups live in a small venue. That's a win.