The Smile have announced a new album: Cutouts is slated for release on October 4 via XL Recordings. It marks the band’s third studio album, following January’s Wall of Eyes and 2022’s A Light for Attracting Attention. It includes the previously shared singles ‘Don’t Get Me Started’ and ‘The Slip’, and today, the trio of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner have shared two new tracks: ‘Foreign Spies’ and ‘Zero Sum’. Take a listen below.
The Smile debuted several songs from Cutouts during their UK tour in March. Produced by Sam Petts-Davies, the LP was recorded in Oxford and at Abbey Road Studios during the same period of time that Wall Of Eyes was recorded, and the cover artwork was painted by Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke. The album features string arrangements by the London Contemporary Orchestra.
Cutouts Cover Artwork:
