jparx Posted May 22, 2021 Report Share Posted May 22, 2021 1 minute ago, FloorFiller said: So new Thom and Johnny project The Smile premiering for the Glastonbury stream tonight. Exciting (for us lot. Undoubtedly a massive downer for everybody else 😅) Excited to hear it! Any guesses what this will sound like? Will they bust out some Radiohead tunes, or entirely new material? Definitely has my interest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirjonnyp Posted May 22, 2021 Report Share Posted May 22, 2021 13 minutes ago, jparx said: Any guesses what this will sound like? Will they bust out some Radiohead tunes, or entirely new material? Definitely has my interest! Must be new material, doesn't seem like they would get some random (no idea who Tom Skinner is, sorry) to do Radiohead tunes when they could just get the other three in. Wouldn't be surprised if it's some odd classical and / or electronic sound. Nigel being involved suggests the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparx Posted May 22, 2021 Report Share Posted May 22, 2021 Just now, sirjonnyp said: Must be new material, doesn't seem like they would get some random (no idea who Tom Skinner is, sorry) to do Radiohead tunes when they could just get the other three in. Wouldn't be surprised if it's some odd classical and / or electronic sound. Nigel being involved suggests the latter. Hopefully for their sake they at least end with a Radiohead tune, otherwise it's a bit of a weird surprise guest slot...the three of them doing some obscure electronic stuff that no one's ever heard for 30 minutes. I'm here for it, but not sure many others would be 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirjonnyp Posted May 22, 2021 Report Share Posted May 22, 2021 (edited) https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/22/radioheads-thom-yorke-and-jonny-greenwood-form-new-project-the-smile Turns out he's the Sons of Kemet drummer. Weird / exciting that this made the news section of the Grauniad. I've just got back from a fairly lame evening and I have to sleep in the spare room because Mrs P is getting up at 5am to watch eurovision, but now I don't feel so bad. edit: meant to say (internet got cut off due me rearranging to speakers around the tv so Mrs P can plug in in the morning) that Sons of Kemet were by far superior on the Park than the middle of the road bilge that followed them. Fight me. Edited May 22, 2021 by sirjonnyp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lighthouse Posted May 22, 2021 Report Share Posted May 22, 2021 43 minutes ago, FloorFiller said: So new Thom and Johnny project The Smile premiering for the Glastonbury stream tonight. Exciting (for us lot. Undoubtedly a massive downer for everybody else 😅) Excited to hear it! Best news imaginable for me. Very psyched for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wro_lap Posted May 22, 2021 Report Share Posted May 22, 2021 Schedule for tonight: 7pm: Wolf Alice 7:25: Michael Kiwanuka 7:55: George Ezra 8:05: Idles 8:30: Haim 9: Pablo Honey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirjonnyp Posted May 22, 2021 Report Share Posted May 22, 2021 Top post that. I love how wholesome and healthy Jonny looks in that photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorFiller Posted May 22, 2021 Report Share Posted May 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, sirjonnyp said: I love how wholesome and healthy Jonny looks in that photo. He’s finally starting to age! But only by like one year, whilst Thom just settles in to his old crazy homeless gentleman look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted May 22, 2021 Report Share Posted May 22, 2021 Wonder if the smile will play that September event? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorFiller Posted May 23, 2021 Report Share Posted May 23, 2021 Wellllllllllll that was fucking great! I was stoked but preparing myself to be whelmed when it turned out to just be another bleepy Thom project, but it was far from that. There were a good few tunes in there that would’ve been really incredible Radiohead songs in the vein of Bodysnatchers or Jigsaw Falling in to Place. Hope we’re getting an album or something from this project soon, and hope they can also bring this energy to the next Radiohead album rather than it being a way of letting off steam outside of the main band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirjonnyp Posted May 23, 2021 Report Share Posted May 23, 2021 (edited) Waking up to positive reviews is nice. Interesting to see that Skirting on the Surface has transitioned here, wonder if it will transition back. Looking forward to getting the audio. Edited May 23, 2021 by sirjonnyp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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henry bear Posted May 23, 2021 Report Share Posted May 23, 2021 I wonder what the longevity of The Smile will be. Is it going to be an on-going project or a one-off to road test new Radiohead material, the way Thom and Jonny have done in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparx Posted May 23, 2021 Report Share Posted May 23, 2021 1 hour ago, henry bear said: I wonder what the longevity of The Smile will be. Is it going to be an on-going project or a one-off to road test new Radiohead material, the way Thom and Jonny have done in the past. Wouldn’t be upset if it’s the latter and these tunes end up on the Radiohead record in a form or other. If those tunes are essentially LP10 demos we’re in for a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatteredscreens Posted May 23, 2021 Report Share Posted May 23, 2021 Someone noticed on the radiohead subreddit that all these songs were getting copyright strikes against them when they uploaded the set. Surely that means the songs are done? It was XL records claiming the strikes to which adds up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted May 23, 2021 Report Share Posted May 23, 2021 Would be a helluva Radiohead album with these on. But I do kinda prefer the idea of Thom, Tom and Jonny doing the album and touring smaller venues than Radiohead would, without the expectations of a Radiohead set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorFiller Posted May 23, 2021 Report Share Posted May 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, scattered_screens said: Someone noticed on the radiohead subreddit that all these songs were getting copyright strikes against them when they uploaded the set. Surely that means the songs are done? It was XL records claiming the strikes to which adds up. Ah I’ve missed a good bit of Radiohead sleuthing! Hopefully this means an album is not far on the horizon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirjonnyp Posted May 23, 2021 Report Share Posted May 23, 2021 I'm split, absolutely loved the new material, especially the keyboard tunes, that first one that Thom plays is disgustingly good. From the digging over on r/radiohead it seemed like The Smile have an album ready to go, and I would much prefer these songs to end up on LP10. I reckon SotS might go back to Radiohead, but these new songs will remain with The Smile, and LP10 is at least another two years away. It's great that Jonny and Thom have been working together on these though, hopefully it inspires them to get the other three back in the studio with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJL Posted May 23, 2021 Report Share Posted May 23, 2021 Whatever happens this was excellent. Reminded me of the 2011 era - unexpectedly finding out on the day and them playing a load of great new material on the park plus later the basement stuff. it may not be under the Radiohead title but it feels a lot more like it than Atoms for Peace and Modern Boxes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettredmayne Posted May 23, 2021 Report Share Posted May 23, 2021 Patiently waiting for the smile to release a proper recording Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted May 23, 2021 Report Share Posted May 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, brettredmayne said: Patiently waiting for the smile to release a proper recording Big yes to this. Loving the set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted May 23, 2021 Report Share Posted May 23, 2021 5 hours ago, DJL said: Whatever happens this was excellent. Reminded me of the 2011 era - unexpectedly finding out on the day and them playing a load of great new material on the park plus later the basement stuff. it may not be under the Radiohead title but it feels a lot more like it than Atoms for Peace and Modern Boxes The thing that struck me is that these songs sounded much, much further along than that 2011 set. Compare the renditions in 2011 with the versions of the same songs as played in 2017 and it's clear they weren't finished. The songs played last night sounded done. Like they'd been playing them together for ages. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted May 23, 2021 Report Share Posted May 23, 2021 Enjoying because it is giving me In Rainbows vibes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprefan Posted May 24, 2021 Report Share Posted May 24, 2021 These songs will def sound different on the album. Usually how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparx Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 Ok ‘fess up - who here made this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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