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Tony Clayton-Lea: Radiohead spinoff provides an alternative sound
The Smile, which includes Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead, has produced a mix of rock and post-rock tracks
ALTERNATIVE: The Smile, A Light for Attracting Attention (XL Recordings)
The genre heading is “alternative” because that’s exactly what you’d expect from two moonlighting members of Radiohead (Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood) and the drummer of Sons of Kemet (Tom Skinner). As any observant fan will tell you, Radiohead’s music floats whichever way the stream goes and so it is with the Smile’s debut album. While it’s true you can take people out of Radiohead but ...
