The Smile announce debut album with new cut "Free in the Knowledge"

20 April 2022, 16:19 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

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The Smile, made up of Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, and Sons of Kemet's Tom Skinner, have announced their debut album A Light For Attracting Attention with a new single titled "Free in the Knowledge".

"Free in the Knowledge" is The Smile's fifth single, and will appear on their 13-track debut album with previous outings "Pana-vision", "Skrting On The Surface", "The Smoke" and "You Will Never Work In Television Again". The Smile's new song is accompanied by a Leo Leigh-directed video.

Thom Yorke performed a solo version of "Free In The Knowledge" in December last year at a Letters Live show at the Royal Albert Hall.

A Light For Attracting Attention is produced and mixed by Nigel Godrich, and mastered by Bob Ludwig. The album also features contributions from the London Contemporary Orchestra, Bryon Wallen, Theon and Nathaniel Cross, Chelsea Carmichael, Robert Stillman and Jason Yarde.

Tracklist:

The Same
The Opposite
You Will Never Work in Television Again
Pana-vision
The Smoke
Speech Bubbles
Thin Thing
Open The Floodgates
Free In The Knowledge
A Hairdryer
Waving A White Flag
We Don’t Know What Tomorrow Brings
Skrting On The Surface

"Free in the Knowledge" is out now. The Smile's A Light For Attracting Attention album will arrive digitally on 13 May via XL Recordings. Physical copies will follow on 17 June, and are available to pre-order now.