The Smile (the trio of Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, and former Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner) release their anticipated new album Wall of Eyes on January 26, and they’ve shared another new single from it, “Friend Of A Friend.” It builds from a spare piano backing, adding strings from the London Contemporary Orchestra and saxophone from frequent collaborator and tourmate Robert Stillman. Hear it below.
Paul Thomas Anderson directed a video for “Friend Of A Friend,” and it will premiere at a series of events at independent cinemas between January 18-25. Wall Of Eyes, On Film will also feature a surround sound playback of the new album, accompanied by previously unseen footage from the recording sessions, and look back at PTA’s previous collaborations with Thom and Radiohead. See all dates and participating cities below.
The NYC event is at The Village East on January 18. Tickets to all events go on sale Thursday, January 11 at 10 AM GMT.
Having announced a few summer festival dates in Europe, The Smile have also announced more European dates in June and August, with James Holden as support. See all dates below.
WALL OF EYES, ON FILM DATES
Jan 18th – The Prince Charles Cinema, Leicester Square, London, UK*
Jan 18th – The Village East, Manhattan, New York, US*
Jan 19th – Brain Dead Studios, Los Angeles, US*
Jan 20th – SangSang Madang Cinema, Seoul, SK (x2 showings)
Jan 20th – Cinema Godard – Fondazione Prada, Milan, IT*
Jan 20th – Cine Tonalá, CDMX, MX
Jan 22nd – 190 Cinemas Premium Shinjuku, Tokyo, JP*
Jan 22nd – MK2 Quai de Loire, Paris, FR*
Jan 23rd – Golden Age Cinema, Sydney, AUS (x2 showings)
Jan 23rd – Eye Filmuseum, Amsterdam, NL*
Jan 23rd – Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, UK*
Jan 25th – 190 Cinemas Premium Shinjuku, Tokyo, JP*
Jan 25th – Kino Intimes, Berlin, DE
*35mm presentations available in select participating cinemas
THE SMILE: 2024 TOUR DATES
June 8th – Hamburg, Stadtpark Open Air, Germany
June 9th – Cologne Palladium, Germany
June 11th – Berlin, Verti Music Hall, Germany
June 12th – Prague, Forum Karlin, Czechia
June 14th – Belgrade, Hangar, Serbia
June 15th – Pula Arena, Pula, Croatia
June 17th – Bucharest, Arenele Romane, Romania
June 18th – Sofia, Arena Sofia, Bulgaria
June 23rd – Rome, Cavea Auditorium, Roma Summer Fest, Italy
August 13th – Sigulda Castle, Sigulda, Latvia
August 14th – Warsaw, Progresja, Summer Stage, Poland
August 20th – Frankfurt, Jahrunderthalle, Germany
August 21st – Munich, Zenith, Germany
August 22nd – Vienna Open Air Arena, Austria
August 26th – Bordeaux, Krakatoa, France
August 28th – Valencia, Jardins De Viveros, Spain