Following on from 'Bending Hectic' in June (which somehow I missed)... Thom Yorke, Johnny Greenwood & Tom Skinner aka The Smile are back with new single 'Wall Of Eyes' today and an album of the same name on January 26th!

 

Tracklisting:

 

1. Wall Of Eyes

2. Teleharmonic

3. Read The Room

4. Under Our Pillows

5. Friend Of A Friend

6. I Quit

7. Bending Hectic

8. You Know Me!

 

January not February ;)

Ah, thanks! It would be nice if they could deny James Arthur a #1 album :lol:

new song Friend of a Friend, just fantastic <3

 

great review on Pitchfork (8.5)

 

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-smile-wall-of-eyes/

Currently no1 in the midweeks!

Think this album definitely sounds more cohesive than their debut but I don't think it's quite as good overall song-for-song, with only 8 tracks it needed to be all killer no filler to compete and I don't think it quite achieves that, I actually can't quite get into 'Friend Of A Friend' as a single choice and the closing track is a bit underwhelming as well so that's only a 75% hit rate. I do think that 'Bending Hectic' is better than any song off their debut though and possibly 'Teleharmonic' as well, the whole first half of this album is fantastic.