The Smile, the side project of Radiohead's Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet's Tom Skinner, have announced the January 26, 2024 release of Wall Of Eyes, via XL Recordings.
The Smile: Tom Skinner, Jonny Greenwood, Thom Yorke
Ahead of the album, not-so-clandestine media coverage was spotted by fans as posters were put up at London's Prince Charles Cinema for a "project" linking The Smile and director Paul Thomas Anderson. It's been confirmed that project is a video for the title track, starring a multitude of Thom Yorkes.
The Smile - Wall Of Eyes
Guitarist Greenwood had worked previously with Anderson on the soundtracks for Licorice Pizza, There Will Be Blood and The Master. He mentioned to NME earlier in the year that not having the opportunity to play in a band (mostly due to the pandemic), The Smile had a "big backlog of ideas" for new music. This has resulted in their new LP, which was recorded in Oxford and Abbey Road Studios, and was produced and mixed by Sam Petts-Davies.
Having completed summer dates across North America, the group have now announced 2024 European dates and venues.
Wall Of Eyes tracklist:
01 Wall Of Eyes
02 Teleharmonic
03 Read The Room
04 Under Our Pillows
05 Friend Of A Friend
06 I Quit
07 Bending Hectic
08 You Know Me!
The Smile’s 2024 UK and European tour dates:
MARCH
7 – Dublin, 3Arena
13 – Copenhagen, K.B. Hallen
15 – Brussels, Forest National
16 – Amsterdam, AFAS Live
18 – Brighton, Brighton Centre
19 – Manchester, O2 Apollo
20 – Glasgow, SEC Armadillo
22 – Birmingham, O2 Academy
23 – London, Alexandra Palace
