| Artist |
The Smile |
| Album Title: |
A Light for Attracting Attention |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Electronic |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
05/13/2022 |
| Label |
XL Recordings |
| Catalog No |
XL1196CD |
| Bar Code No |
191404119624 |
| Packaging |
Cardboard 4 Panel Gatefold |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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The Same (4:20)
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| 2.
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The Opposite (3:06)
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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 (4:08)
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| 5.
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The Smoke (3:36)
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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 (4:29)
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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 (5:34)
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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 license to XL Recordings Ltd. ©2022 Self Help Tapes LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd.
Gatefold cardsleeve. 16 page booklet with lyrics and credits in one pocket, CD in the other.
No hype sticker. Barcode sticker on shrink.
Woodblock lettering from a collection held by The Bodleian Library, Oxford
Digital fonts by Andrew Leman at hplhs.org
Credits:
Artwork, Design – Stanley Donwood, Thom Yorke
Conductor [London Contemporary Orchestra Conducted By] – Hugh Brunt
Engineer [Assistant Engineers] – Joy Stacey, Maurice Talbot, Pablo Godin
Engineer [Engineered By] – Mikko Gordon, Nigel Godrich
Lettering [Letterpress By] – Richard Lawrence
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Nigel Godrich
Producer [Produced By] – Nigel Godrich
Strings [Strings Performed By] – London Contemporary Orchestra
Companies, etc.:
Licensed To – XL Recordings Ltd.
Copyright © – Self Help Tapes LLP
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Self Help Tapes LLP
Published By – Warner Chappell Music
Published By – Kobalt Music
Published By – Copyright Control
Recorded At – Wack Formula
Recorded At – Air Edel Studios
Mastered At – Gateway Mastering
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (Sticker On Shrink Wrap): 191404119624
Label Code (Sticker On Shrink Wrap): LC05667
Matrix / Runout: XL 1196
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LD11
Mould SID Code: none
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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.aif
DR4 +0.00 dB -5.94 dB 02 - The Opposite.aif
DR5 +0.00 dB -5.79 dB 03 - You Will Never Work In Television Again.aif
DR6 +0.00 dB -8.26 dB 04 - Pana-vision.aif
DR5 +0.00 dB -5.94 dB 05 - The Smoke.aif
DR6 +0.00 dB -8.28 dB 06 - Speech Bubbles.aif
DR3 +0.00 dB -5.19 dB 07 - Thin Thing.aif
DR5 -0.09 dB -7.74 dB 08 - Open The Floodgates.aif
DR6 +0.00 dB -9.24 dB 09 - Free In The Knowledge.aif
DR5 +0.00 dB -7.31 dB 10 - A Hairdryer.aif
DR7 +0.00 dB -9.99 dB 11 - Waving a White Flag.aif
DR5 +0.00 dB -6.29 dB 12 - We Don't Know What Tomorrow Brings.aif
DR6 +0.00 dB -8.05 dB 13 - Skrting On The Surface.aif
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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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