The Smile today announce the details of a new album titled Cutouts, set for release on October 4th via XL Recordings. Two new tracks off the record are released today ‘Foreign Spies’ and ‘Zero Sum,’ with an accompanying video for ‘Zero Sum,’ and ‘Foreign Spies’ directed by audiovisual artist Weirdcore. Previously released album tracks ‘Don’t Get Me Started’ and ‘The Slip’ debuted earlier this month via a limited edition 2-track 12-inch single at record shops globally.
The trio – Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner – debuted several songs from Cutouts during The Smile’s tours of UK & Europe in March and June. Cutouts features 10 new-tracks and is produced by Sam Petts-Davies. It’s the band’s third studio album following Wall of Eyes, released in January, and the trio’s 2022 debut album A Light For Attracting Attention. Cutouts was recorded in Oxford and at Abbey Road Studios during the same period of time as Wall Of Eyes. The album features string arrangements by the London Contemporary Orchestra and the album art was painted during the recording process by Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke.
The second studio album release from The Smile in under a year, Wall Of Eyes charted in January at #3 on the UK album charts, receiving “Best Album of the Year so far” praise from Pitchfork, The Needle Drop, Consequence, Brooklyn Vegan, Treblezine and Spin.
Outside The Smile, Thom Yorke released the original score for Daniele Luchetti’s film Confidenza (stream here) and announced solo tour dates in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Japan, Jonny Greenwood debuted a new work, ‘X Years of Reverb’ at the 268 year old Octagon Chapel in Norwich, and is writing the score for Paul Thomas Anderson’s upcoming film, The Battle of Baktan Cross. Tom Skinner released Voices of Bishara Live at “mu” and is touring the jazz summer festival circuit to perform his own solo music.
Pre-order The Smile’s Cutouts here. Formats available include: Standard black vinyl, CD, Limited Edition white vinyl at Indie Retail, Limited Edition purple cassette available from W.A.S.T.E.
The Smile
XL Recordings
October 4, 2024
*Formats available: Standard black vinyl, CD, Limited Edition white vinyl at Indie Retail, Limited Edition purple cassette available from W.A.S.T.E.
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