The Smile (5) – A Light For Attracting Attention
Label: XL Recordings – XL1196LPE
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Yellow
Country: UK & Europe
Released: 17 Jun 2022
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock
Tracklist
A1 The Same
Guitar – Jonny Greenwood, Thom Yorke
Synthesizer, Programmed By, Piano – Jonny Greenwood, Thom Yorke
Vocals – Thom Yorke
A2 The Opposite
Drums, Percussion – Tom Skinner
Guitar, Bass – Jonny Greenwood
Vocals, Synthesizer – Thom Yorke
A3 You Will Never Work In Television Again
Bass, Guitar – Jonny Greenwood
Drums – Tom Skinner
Flute – Chelsea Carmichael
Saxophone – Jason Yarde, Robert Stillman
Trombone – Nathaniel Cross
Vocals, Guitar – Thom Yorke
B4 Pana-Vision
Bass – Jonny Greenwood
Cello – Clare O'Connell, Max Ruisi, Oliver Coates
Double Bass – Dave Brown (37), Tom Herbert
Drums – Tom Skinner
Flute – Chelsea Carmichael
Saxophone – Jason Yarde, Robert Stillman
Trombone – Nathaniel Cross
Viola – Charlotte Bonneton, Clifton Harrison, Zoë Matthews*
Violin – Agata Daraskaite*, Alessandro Ruisi, Eloisa-Fleur Thom, Sophie Mather, Zahra Benyounes*
Vocals, Piano – Thom Yorke
B5 The Smoke
Clarinet – Robert Stillman
Double Bass – Tom Herbert
Drums – Tom Skinner
Flute – Chelsea Carmichael
Guitar – Jonny Greenwood
Saxophone – Jason Yarde
Trombone – Nathaniel Cross
Trumpet – Byron Wallen
Tuba – Theon Cross
Vocals, Bass – Thom Yorke
B6 Speech Bubbles
Cello – Clare O'Connell, Max Ruisi, Oliver Coates
Clarinet – Robert Stillman
Double Bass – Dave Brown (37), Tom Herbert
Drums, Percussion – Tom Skinner
Flute – Chelsea Carmichael
Keyboards, Piano – Jonny Greenwood
Saxophone – Jason Yarde
Trombone – Nathaniel Cross
Viola – Charlotte Bonneton, Clifton Harrison, Zoë Matthews*
Violin – Agata Daraskaite*, Alessandro Ruisi, Eloisa-Fleur Thom, Sophie Mather, Zahra Benyounes*
Vocals, Guitar – Thom Yorke
C7 Thin Thing
Drums – Tom Skinner
Guitar – Jonny Greenwood
Vocals, Vocoder, Bass – Thom Yorke
C8 Open The Floodgates
Flute – Chelsea Carmichael
Guitar – Jonny Greenwood
Saxophone – Jason Yarde, Robert Stillman
Trombone – Nathaniel Cross
Vocals, Piano, Sequencer – Thom Yorke
C9 Free In The Knowledge
Cello – Clare O'Connell, Max Ruisi, Oliver Coates
Double Bass – Dave Brown (37)
Drums – Tom Skinner
Piano, Bass – Jonny Greenwood
Viola – Clifton Harrison, Zoë Matthews*
Violin – Agata Daraskaite*, Alessandro Ruisi, Charlotte Bonneton, Eloisa-Fleur Thom, Sophie Mather, Zahra Benyounes*
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer – Thom Yorke
D10 A Hairdryer
Bass – Jonny Greenwood
Cello – Clare O'Connell, Max Ruisi, Oliver Coates
Double Bass – Dave Brown (37)
Drums – Tom Skinner
Viola – Charlotte Bonneton, Clifton Harrison, Zoë Matthews*
Violin – Agata Daraskaite*, Alessandro Ruisi, Eloisa-Fleur Thom, Sophie Mather, Zahra Benyounes*
Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer – Thom Yorke
D11 Waving A White Flag
Cello – Clare O'Connell, Max Ruisi, Oliver Coates
Double Bass – Dave Brown (37)
Drums – Tom Skinner
Synthesizer [Sequence Synthesizer], Acoustic Guitar – Jonny Greenwood
Viola – Charlotte Bonneton, Clifton Harrison, Zoë Matthews*
Violin – Agata Daraskaite*, Alessandro Ruisi, Eloisa-Fleur Thom, Sophie Mather, Zahra Benyounes*
Vocals, Synthesizer [Additional Synthesizer] – Thom Yorke
D12 We Don't Know What Tomorrow Brings
Bass – Jonny Greenwood
Drums – Tom Skinner
Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer – Thom Yorke
D13 Skrting On The Surface
Bass – Tom Herbert
Cello – Clare O'Connell, Max Ruisi, Oliver Coates
Double Bass – Dave Brown (37)
Drums – Tom Skinner
Flute – Chelsea Carmichael
Guitar, Bass – Jonny Greenwood
Saxophone – Jason Yarde, Robert Stillman
Trombone – Nathaniel Cross
Trumpet – Byron Wallen
Tuba – Theon Cross
Viola – Charlotte Bonneton, Clifton Harrison, Zoë Matthews*
Violin – Agata Daraskaite*, Alessandro Ruisi, Eloisa-Fleur Thom, Sophie Mather, Zahra Benyounes*
Vocals, Bass – Thom Yorke
Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Wack Formula
Recorded At – Air Edel Studios
Mastered At – Gateway Mastering
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Self Help Tapes LLP
Copyright (c) – Self Help Tapes LLP
Licensed To – XL Recordings Ltd.
Published By – Warner/Chappell Music
Published By – Kobalt Music
Published By – Copyright Control
Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BL61686
Credits
Artwork [Letterpress] – Richard Lawrence (15)
Artwork, Design – Stanley Donwood, Thom Yorke
Conductor [Strings] – Hugh Brunt
Engineer – Mikko Gordon, Nigel Godrich
Engineer [Assistant Engineers] – Joy Stacey (2), Maurice Talbot, Pablo Godin
Lettering [Digital Fonts By] – Andrew Leman
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Producer, Mixed By – Nigel Godrich
Strings – The London Contemporary Orchestra*