by
The Smile
- Record Label: XL Recordings
- Release Date: May 13, 2022
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Universal acclaim- based on 107 Ratings
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Positive: 99 out of 107
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Mixed: 4 out of 107
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Negative: 4 out of 107
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May 13, 2022Not too great but not memorable either. This radiohead offshoot os stronger than radiohead slump years (king of limbs/hail to the thief) it howeber feels formulaic.
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May 13, 2022WTF, no just eyes and mouth??? Best song of the bunch from the livestreams for me. I am disappointed in you Mr Yorke and will express my hurt by bringing your average metacritic score down. Now sing me a song about being petty
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Jun 30, 2022“Free In The Knowledge” is a truly heavenly ballad in the mold of “True Love Waits” or even “Fake Plastic Trees”, with a call of togetherness (‘’but if we’re together/well then, who knows?’’) that offers an unexpectedly moving breather from the angst in abundance elsewhere, as well as proving that Yorke can out-emote the legions of lesser songwriters watering down the formative Radiohead formula when it comes to warily optimistic heartache-meets-hope.
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Jun 20, 2022Far more than an indulgent side project, A Light For Attracting Attention deserves to be taken on its own merits as a daring, invigorating and often very moving piece of work in its own right.
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Jun 17, 2022A handful sprawl and meander a little because, hey, who would dare edit two revered avant-rock overlords? But otherwise quality levels are reliably high. ... This is the best Radiohead album in over a decade.