| Artist |
The Smile |
| Album Title: |
A Light for Attracting Attention |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Electronic |
| Format |
AIFF 16.44.1 |
| Released |
05/13/2022 |
| Label |
XL Recordings |
| Catalog No |
XL1196DA |
| Bar Code No |
191404119662 |
| Packaging |
Download |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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The Same (4:19)
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| 2.
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The Opposite (3:05)
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| 3.
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You Will Never Work in Television Again (2:47)
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| 4.
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Pana-Vision (4:07)
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| 5.
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The Smoke (3:39)
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| 6.
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Speech Bubbles (4:16)
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| 7.
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Thin Thing (4:30)
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| 8.
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Open the Floodgates (4:28)
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| 9.
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Free in the Knowledge (4:12)
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| 10.
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A Hairdryer (5:17)
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| 11.
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Waving a White Flag (3:47)
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| 12.
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We Don't Know What Tomorrow Brings (3:16)
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| 13.
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Skrting on the Surface (5:31)
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| Date Acquired |
03/01/2024 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Bandcamp Artist Website |
| Purchase Price |
21.60 |
Web Links |
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Notes |
Notes:
2022, Self Help Tapes LLP under exclusive licence to XL Recordings Ltd
Credits:
Composed By – Jonny Greenwood, Nigel Godrich, Thom Yorke, Tom Skinner
Engineer – Mikko Gordon, Nigel Godrich
Lyrics By – Thom Yorke
Mixed By [Mixing Engineer] – Nigel Godrich
Performer [Associated Performer] – Jonny Greenwood, Thom Yorke, Tom Skinner
Companies, etc.:
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – XL Recordings
Copyright © – Self Help Tapes LLP
Licensed To – XL Recordings Ltd.
Published By – Warp Music Publishing
Published By – CMRRA
Published By – Kobalt Music Publishing
Published By – Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Published By – Warp Publishing
Published By – Warner/Chappell Music Publishing
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (UPC): 191404119662
ISRC (Track 01): GBBKS2200001
ISRC (Track 02): GBBKS2200002
ISRC (Track 03): GBBKS2100393
ISRC (Track 04): GBBKS2200003
ISRC (Track 05): GBBKS2100395
ISRC (Track 06): GBBKS2200004
ISRC (Track 07): GBBKS2200005
ISRC (Track 08): GBBKS2200006
ISRC (Track 09): GBBKS2200007
ISRC (Track 10): GBBKS2200008
ISRC (Track 11): GBBKS2200009
ISRC (Track 12): GBBKS2200010
ISRC (Track 13): GBBKS2200011
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Analyzed Folder: The Smile - A Light for Attracting Attention_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR4 +0.00 dB -6.62 dB 01 - The Same.aiff
DR4 +0.00 dB -5.94 dB 02 - The Opposite.aiff
DR5 +0.00 dB -5.81 dB 03 - You Will Never Work In Television Again.aiff
DR6 +0.00 dB -8.26 dB 04 - Pana‐vision.aiff
DR5 +0.00 dB -6.00 dB 05 - The Smoke.aiff
DR6 +0.00 dB -8.28 dB 06 - Speech Bubbles.aiff
DR3 +0.00 dB -5.19 dB 07 - Thin Thing.aiff
DR5 -0.09 dB -7.74 dB 08 - Open The Floodgates.aiff
DR6 +0.00 dB -9.24 dB 09 - Free In The Knowledge.aiff
DR5 +0.00 dB -7.31 dB 10 - A Hairdryer.aiff
DR7 +0.00 dB -9.99 dB 11 - Waving A White Flag.aiff
DR5 +0.00 dB -6.29 dB 12 - We Don’t Know What Tomorrow Brings.aiff
DR6 +0.00 dB -8.02 dB 13 - Skrting On The Surface.aiff
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Number of Files: 13
Official DR Value: DR5
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Neil Z. Yeung:
Upon first listen, one might mistake the Smile's debut, A Light for Attracting Attention, for a Radiohead album. Considering that band's Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood (as well as longtime producer Nigel Godrich) are two of the three core members of this side project, it's not a surprise. Conceived during the COVID-19 lockdown as a way for Yorke and Greenwood to jam, the Smile also features drummer Tom Skinner of modern jazz group Sons of Kemet, who invigorates the album with his lively backing and dizzying time signatures. With the help of Greenwood's friends in the London Contemporary Orchestra and various jazz artists from Skinner's orbit, the trio lean into their progressive and psychedelic tendencies here, sounding like an expansive, mind-bending version of Yorke and Greenwood's main band. Many of Radiohead's typical hallmarks -- anxiety, dread, angst, and tension -- are present, with Yorke delivering reliably passionate performances and heady lyrics across all tracks. The frantic, horn-backed storm "You Will Never Work in Television Again" and the driving, synth-hazed "We Don't Know What Tomorrow Brings" channel the anger and frustration heard on Hail to the Thief, winding up as the most aggressive Yorke has sounded in years. Meanwhile, the elastic groover "The Opposite" and the jittering "Thin Thing" find the trio locked-in as a formidable unit, with Skinner's drumming building to head-rattling levels as Greenwood's guitar noodling and Yorke's detached falsetto push the songs to bewitching heights. On the opposite end of the energy scale, the atmospheric "The Same" envelops like a dense fog and the hypnotic "Pana-vision" weaves haunted piano and drums with Amnesiac strings, as the ethereal "Speech Bubbles" and the sci-fi sweep of "Waving a White Flag" create widescreen cinematic moments of orchestral beauty. There's something here for fans of any era, but as a reference for longtime devotees, A Light for Attracting Attention bests The Eraser as Yorke's finest non-Radiohead effort and falls somewhere amongst A Moon Shaped Pool and King of Limbs in terms of scope and daring. As such, diehards should be quite pleased with this release: an utterly satisfying set of songs that stands tall on its own, yet could easily climb the ranks against any of Radiohead's late-era efforts.
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