THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Smile — Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner — debuted several songs from Cutouts during the trio’s U.K. tour in March. Cutouts features 10 new tracks and is produced by Sam Petts-Davies. It’s the band’s third studio album following Wall of Eyes and A Light For Attracting Attention.
Cutouts was recorded in Oxford and at Abbey Road Studios during the same period of time as Wall Of Eyes. The album features string arrangements by the London Contemporary Orchestra and the album art was painted during the recording process by Stanley Donwood and Yorke.
This is the second studio album release from The Smile in under a year. In January, Wall Of Eyes charted at No. 3 on the U.K. album charts, receiving accolades from far and wide — much like their 2022 debut full-length.
Outside The Smile, Yorke has released the original score for Daniele Luchetti’s film Confidenza and announced solo tour dates in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Japan. Greenwood debuted a new work, X Years of Reverb at the 268 year old Octagon Chapel in Norwich, and is writing the score for Paul Thomas Anderson’s upcoming film The Battle of Baktan Cross. Skinner released Voices of Bishara Live and is touring to perform his own solo music.”
