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  • A Light For Attracting Attention - Black

£40.00

Artist : The Smile Category : Vinyls
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A Light for Attracting Attention is the debut studio album by The Smile, a collaboration between Radiohead members Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, along with drummer Tom Skinner. Released digitally on May 13, 2022, through XL Recordings, with a physical release on June 17, 2022, the album showcases a blend of art rock, post-punk, progressive rock, and electronica.

The album features strings by the London Contemporary Orchestra and a brass section comprising contemporary UK jazz musicians, including Byron Wallen, Theon and Nathaniel Cross, Chelsea Carmichael, Robert Stillman, and Jason Yarde.

Critically acclaimed, "A Light for Attracting Attention" received a score of 86 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim.

Tracklist:

Side A
A1. The Same
A2. The Opposite
A3. You Will Never Work in Television Again

Side B
B4. Pana-vision
B5. The Smoke
B6. Speech Bubbles

Side C
C7. Thin Thing
C8. Open the Floodgates
C9. Free in the Knowledge

Side D
D10. A Hairdryer
D11. Waving a White Flag
D12. We Don't Know What Tomorrow Brings
D13. Skrting on the Surface

  • Record label

    XL

  • Date of release

    2022

  • Format

    2LP

  • Vinyl Colour

    Black

  • UPC

    XL1196LP

  • Additional Tags

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