Recently formed rock trio The Smile, comprised of Radiohead members Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, have released a new song entitled “Pana-vision”. You can listen to the song on streaming services, or at the link below.
The melancholy tune is the fourth single that the band has released, with the first being the headshaking, lyrically scathing “You Will Never Work in Television Again”, followed by “The Smoke” and “Skrting on the Surface”. Although presently unconfirmed, the sequential release of these new songs perhaps hints at an announcement of a debut album (or E.P.) from The Smile not being too far away. The band’s last single “Skrting on the Surface” is, unlike the first two releases, a re-working of an unreleased Radiohead song from 2009.
Led by an ever-so-slightly sinister piano ostinato and Yorke’s distinctive falsetto, “Pana-vision” debuted on Sunday (3rd of April)’s episode of acclaimed British crime drama Peaky Blinders, entitled Lock and Key.
In other news, Thom Yorke has released two songs recently entitled “5.17” and “That’s How Horses Are”. “5.17” was dropped without any prior announcement last month, and “That’s How Horses Are” was released yesterday. The two songs are part of Yorke’s contribution to the soundtrack of the sixth season of Peaky Blinders, alongside some of The Smile’s new material.
Peaky Blinders director Anthony Byrne said in an interview with NME: “Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood contributed some original stuff…“I’m over the moon about all of that. The music has always been really important historically, and I was really keen to bring a dramatic score into it. We’re using that much more in this season. It’s a much heavier season so the score is taking things in a very different direction…It’s always about Tommy and his headspace. That’s what I keep going back to.”
Last month, it was announced that a triple LP Peaky Blinders soundtrack will be released on May 27th. The soundtrack spans 49 tracks, including contributions from a vast roster of fantastic artists who have had their music featured on the soundtrack, such as Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Jack White, IDLES, David Bowie and Joy Division. You can pre-order the upcoming release here.
