The Smile Share new song “Friend of a Friend” and announce shows and tour dates
Eye wall Out January 26 via XL
09 January 2024
Photo by Frank Lebon
The Smile (Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet's Tom Skinner) are releasing a new album. Eye wall, on January 26 via XL. Now they've shared the album's third single, “Friend of a Friend,” and announced some special album play events with movie screenings, as well as some new European tour dates. Check out “Friend of a Friend” below, followed by show details and tour dates.
The film events will take place in 12 theaters around the world from January 18-25 and will include the premiere of Paul Thomas Anderson's video for “Friend of a Friend” as well as Anderson's previously released video for “Wall of Eyes”, in – studio footage and playback of the entire album. Most screenings will be in 35mm, the format in which Anderson shot the footage.
Eye wall features the eight-minute “Bending Hectic,” a new song the band shared in June that was one of the songs of the week (at #1). Sam Petts-Davies produced the album, which was recorded in Oxford and Abbey Road Studios. It features orchestrations by the London Contemporary Orchestra. Then, when the album was announced, they shared its title track, “Wall of Eyes,” via a music video directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. “Wall of Eyes” was also one of the songs of the week (at #1).
Eye wall is the fairly quick follow-up to 2022's debut The Smile A light to attract attentionwhich were our top 100 albums of 2022.
Smile also released a vinyl-only EP, Europe: Live Recordings 2022.
Smile Promotion Events:
18 January – The Prince Charles Cinema, Leicester Square, London, UK*
January 18 – The Village East, Manhattan, New York, USA*
January 19 – Brain Dead Studios, Los Angeles, USA*
January 20 – SangSang Madang Cinema, Seoul, SK (screenings x2)
January 20 – Cinema Godard – Fondazione Prada, Milan, IT*
January 20 – Cine Tonalá, CDMX, MX
January 22 – 190 Cinemas Premium Shinjuku, Tokyo, JP*
January 22 – MK2 Quai de Loire, Paris, FR*
January 23 – Golden Age Cinema, Sydney, Australia (screenings x2)
January 23 – Eye Filmuseum, Amsterdam, NL*
23 January – Glasgow Cinema, Glasgow, UK*
January 25 – 190 Cinemas Premium Shinjuku, Tokyo, JP*
January 25 – Kino Intimes, Berlin, DE
*35mm screenings available at select participating theaters
The Smile 2024 tour Dates:
Previously announced:
Wed March 13: Copenhagen – KB Hallen
Fri March 15: Brussels – Forest National
Sat March 16: Amsterdam – AFAS Live
Monday March 18: Brighton v Brighton Centre
Tuesday 19 March: Manchester – O2 Apollon
Wed March 20: Glasgow v SEC Armadillo
Fri March 22: Birmingham – O2 Academy
Saturday March 23: London – Alexandra Palace
Recently announced:
June 8 – Hamburg, Stadtpark Open Air, Germany
June 9 – Cologne Palladium, Germany
June 11 – Berlin, Verti Music Hall, Germany
June 12 – Prague, Karlin Forum, Czech Republic
June 14 – Belgrade, hangar, Serbia
June 15 – Pula Arena, Pula, Croatia
June 17 – Bucharest, Arenele Romane, Romania
June 18 – Sofia, Arena Sofia, Bulgaria
June 23 – Rome, Cavea Auditorium, Roma Summer Fest, Italy
August 13 – Sigulda Castle, Sigulda, Latvia
August 14 – Warsaw, Progresja, Summer Tent, Poland
August 20 – Frankfurt, Jahrunderthalle, Germany
August 21 – Munich, Zenith, Germany
August 22 – Vienna Open Air Arena, Austria
August 26 – Bordeaux, Krakatoa, France
August 28 – Valencia, Jardins De Viveros, Spain
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