Smile, The - Cutouts (White Vinyl)

XL Recordings - XL1445LPE

Indies Exclusive White Coloured Vinyl

The Smile announce the details of a new album titled Cutouts, set for release on October 4th via XL Recordings. The trio - Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner - debuted several songs from Cutouts during The Smile's UK 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, released in January, and the trio's 2022 debut album 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 Thom Yorke. This is the second studio album release from The Smile in under a year. In January, Wall Of Eyes charted at #3 on the UK album charts, receiving "Best Album of the Year so far" praise from Pitchfork, The Needle Drop, Consequence, Brooklyn Vegan, Treblezine and Spin. Outside The Smile, Thom Yorke released the original score for Daniele Luchetti's film Confidenza (stream here) and announced solo tour dates in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Japan, Jonny 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. Tom Skinner released Voices of Bishara Live at "mu" and is touring the jazz summer festival circuit to perform his own solo music.

Side A:
Foreign Spies
Instant Psalm
Zero Sum
Colours Fly
Eyes And Mouth

Side B:
Don't Get Me Started
Tiptoe
The Slip
No Words
Bodies Laughing

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