Save this article to read it later.
Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection.
The Smile has all the hallmarks of a pandemic project.
Only a deadly, momentum-throttling year could have cleared enough schedules for it to happen in the first place.
Their 2022 debut,A Light for Attracting Attention, was meatier than the typical Radiohead offshoot.
To the extent thatWall of Eyesadheres to any theme, its this kind of fatherly bemusement and concern.
Yorkes not screaming at thepeople in the streetsto find each others humanity anymore.
Maybe I cant be arsed, Read the Room exclaims.
Yorke considers enjoying the view on the way to the collision.
Wall of Eyesis a work of psychedelic retreat.
But now the duo just wants to chase cool riffs and see where they lead.
That wasnt always the case.
Bands were already old hat.
That felt true then, and more so today.
Since then, Radiohead has gotten diligent about archive management, rescuinglegendary B-sidesand maintaining awebsitewithout releasing any new music.
Closer You Know Me!
You find yourself forgetting how many musicians are present.
The Smile toys with the idea.
Theres also no telling how long The Smile will stick around.
They could very well find themselves knee deep in two or three different projects in a year.
It feels like a fractured mission statement.
On their debut, The Smile stressed out over government corruption and the direction of the human race.
Thank you for subscribing and supporting our journalism.
