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Introducing The Smile to the world

Posted by Loren on January 8, 2022

Introducing The Smile to the world
photo by Alex Lake

Comprised of Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood (both of Radiohead) and Tom Skinner (Sons of Kemet), The Smilt has shared a debut single called "You Will Never Work In Television Again," including a visualizer below. The single is produced by Nigel Godrich. 

And, now that the band has made its official debut, it has also scheduled three live shows, all set in a 24-hour timeline on Jan. 29-30 at Magazine London, which will also be livestreamed in real time.

The show times are as follows: 

BROADCAST #1: London – 8pm Sat. / New York – 3pm Sat. / Los Angeles – 12pm Sat. / Sydney – 7am Sun. / Tokyo – 5am Sun.

BROADCAST #2: London – 1am Sun. / New York – 8pm Sat. / Los Angeles – 5pm Sat. / Sydney – 12pm Sun. / Tokyo – 10am Sun.

BROADCAST #3: London – 11am Sun. / New York – 6am Sun. / Los Angeles – 3am Sun. / Sydney – 10pm Sun. / Tokyo – 8pm Sun.

All three Broadcasts will also be available to ticketholders as unlimited on-demand replays for 48 hours from 2pm GMT Sunday 30 January.

Introducing The Smile to the world
photo by Alex Lake

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