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“There seems to be an idea among guitarists that something as remarkable as a box that creates a perfect echo is old, played out or overused”: Why Jonny Greenwood downsized his rig to just a guitar, amp and delay pedal to write the Smile’s new album

The sound of the Radiohead offshoot’s latest record stemmed from a challenge the famously tech-savvy guitarist set for himself – and his renewed love of delay

Guitar World

The Smile - Cutouts album review: who needs Radiohead anyway?

The Smile’s second album this year sees Thom York, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner get under the skin of contemporary malaise - and, yknow, play some good riffs

Evening Standard

The Smile: Cutouts review – as intricately crafted as Radiohead but with added groove

The trio’s second album this year is full of foreboding but the drumming of Sons of Kemet’s Tom Skinner continues to provide a different dynamic

The Guardian - UK

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The Smile review, Cutouts: Expansive, brilliant and surprisingly fun

Who needs a Radiohead ‘reunion’ when the band’s side projects are as fruitful as this?

The Independent UK

The Smile review – Thom Yorke on jolly and utterly joyful form

Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner’s pandemic-born band fly free from expectations, taking in everything from krautrock to Afrobeat

The Guardian - UK

The Smile - Wall of Eyes album review: an experimental triumph

Still no sign of that elusive new Radiohead album, but it's hard to feel short-changed with a side project this brilliant

Evening Standard

The Smile: Wall of Eyes review – agile, tuneful second album

With strings and psychedelia added to the mix, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s ever-evolving side project feels as dynamic now as their day job

The Guardian - UK

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The Smile: Wall of Eyes review – inventive Radiohead side project risks eclipsing the real thing

Despite all the lyrical disquiet, there is a lovely sense of ease to the Smile’s second album – and some of the best music Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood have put their names to in at least a decade

The Guardian - UK

Forget everything you thought you knew about British politics. In 2024, we’re in the age of chaos

‘Essex man’, ‘Stevenage woman’, ‘red wall’ – labelling voters like this is completely misguided, says author Dan Evans

The Guardian - UK

COVID wastewater data is being distorted

One of the last tools for tracking the pandemic is shifting hands. Experts warn it could reduce our surveillance

Salon

Alabaster DePlume: Come With Fierce Grace review – sublime, minimalist improvisation

The saxophonist-poet offers a looser, more eclectic counterpart to last year’s Gold, backed by skilled musicians who explore to striking effect

The Guardian - UK

One in three pub goers admit they exaggerate tales they tell at their local, study finds

The top tall tales shared at the pub include how much people earn, how funny a night out really was - and how many former lovers they have had

Wales Online

Top stories Brits exaggerate at the pub - including how many former lovers they have had

One in three Brits admit to over-embellishing tales they share at their local - with over half doing so to get a laugh from their mates, a study has found

Daily Mirror

Apprentice's Tom Skinner beams as twins come home from hospital after they 'nearly died'

The Apprentice star Thomas Skinner has shared a touching photo of himself cuddling his newborn 'miracle' twins after they came home from hospital following a health scare

Daily Mirror

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Evening Standard

Radiohead and Sons of Kemet side-project The Smile release live favourite Bending Hectic

A fan of Radiohead’s 1995 classic rock record The Bends? Step this way...

Daily Mirror

Apprentice star announces birth of his twin girls after wife 'nearly dies' in labour

Tom Skinner, best known for his stint on The Apprentice, has welcomed twin daughters into the world but sadly missed the birth due to his wife being rushed into hospital and having an emergency C-section four weeks early

Evening Standard

Apprentice star Tom Skinner becomes voice of Elizabeth line to mark new direct link between Essex and Heathrow

Platform service announcements at stations from Brentwood to Stratford will be voiced by the ex-market trader from Monday until Sunday, May 28

The Guardian - UK

Tom Skinner on the Smile, Sons of Kemet and going solo: ‘It gives me a blank slate to explore’

The Sons of Kemet drummer explains how he’s keeping his cool while launching his debut record, working with Jonny and Thom from Radiohead – and preparing for the birth of his second child

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The Guardian - UK

‘Working with my wife is the best thing’: the joy of starting a business with your nearest and dearest

Going into business with a spouse or friend means you have to share responsibilities. Four co-founders tell Emma Sheppard how they navigate these relationships

Manchester Evening News

The Smile at Manchester Academy - review and gig pictures

Radiohead stars bring the debut album from new side project The Smile to Manchester

The Guardian - UK

The Smile: A Light for Attracting Attention review – Radiohead spinoff offers no alarms, some surprises

Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood team with Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner for a debut that may not be head-spinningly different, but is still exceptional

The Guardian - UK

The Smile review – Yorke and Greenwood stay close to the mothership

Thom Yorke’s latest spin-off excels the more it deviates from Radiohead – in a thrilling frenzy of analogue synths and percussion

Evening Standard

The Smile review: a stunning preview of tantalising Radiohead spin-off

The Smile feels different to so many other musical side-projects

The Guardian - UK

The Smile review – Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood give prog rock tendencies full rein

The Radiohead duo, joined by Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, pair memorable dynamics with typically uneasy lyrics in an intriguing if meandering performance

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