The Smile announce new album ‘Cutouts’ with two singles ‘Foreign Spies’ and ‘Zero Sum’
nme.comThe Smile have announced their new album ‘Cutouts’ and have shared two new singles ‘Foreign Spies’ and ‘Zero Sum’.‘Cutouts’ marks the band’s second album of 2024 and is set for release on October 4 via XL Recordings.
To preview the LP, the supergroup consisting of Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, shared ‘Foreign Spies’, a synth heavy track that sees Yorke sing: “Somewhere lurking / Form a line / Falling over / Zip tied / Foreign spies / Foreign spies.”Directed by audiovisual artist Weirdcore, the song’s accompanying video features a trippy, kaleidoscope visual of what appears to be landscape depictions.The band also released ‘Zero Sum’, a track that NME had previously described as “the nosebleed-inducing 1000mph” song.
It features a whirlwind synth riff and crisp drumming.‘Cutouts’ marks the third studio LP form the band following ‘Wall Of Eyes‘ which was released at the beginning of this year.
In a four-star review of the album, NME shared: “It is a moment of sheer brilliance, one among many on ‘Wall Of Eyes’. Where previously the comparisons to their Radiohead catalogue could warp expectations, the breadth of the material on offer here suggest that it could, eventually, flip that dynamic right on its head.”Produced by Sam Petts-Davies, ‘Cutouts’ was recorded in both Oxford and at Abbey Road Studios at the same time The Smile was recording ‘Wall Of Eyes’.
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