Album of the day (#7411): A Light For Attracting Attention by The Smile

BestEverAlbums — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:00:29 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 08/30/2026 20:00

Today's album of the day

A Light For Attracting Attention by The Smile (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 2022.
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The Smile discography rank: 1 (out of 5 listed on BEA)
2022 rank: 6
2020s rank: 20
Overall rank: 785
Average rating: 79/100 (from 413 votes).

Tracks:
1. The Same
2. The Opposite
3. You Will Never Work In Television Again
4. Pana-Vision
5. The Smoke
6. Speech Bubbles
7. Thin Thing
8. Open The Floodgates
9. Free In The Knowledge
10. A Hairdryer
11. Waving A White Flag
12. We Don’t Know What Tomorrow Brings
13. Skrting On The Surface

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Top voted comments:

"After hearing the live versions of these songs I was just grateful that Jonny and Thom were able to come together and have fun collaborating again with so much passion, creativity and energy. Now, listening to the recorded version, I’m reminded that Nigel Godrich is that extra element that always ties the genius’ together. Tom Skinner also holds his own amongst the highly esteemed company he keeps. There is haunting beauty, political cynicisms, electronic and percussive tinkering, and garage rocking, making it a very eclectic mix. Does it make it a less than cohesive album? Maybe, if you’re picky. This and the fact that 6 songs were drip-fed to us prior to release make it have the feel of a compilation album in some respects. I’ve always preferred an album have one single prior to release, as a taster, before immersing yourself into the full experience of fresh songs and letting that album experience grow on you with repeated listens. This doesn’t detract, however, from the fact that there is a collection of songs here that are all absolute crackers and will keep Radiohead fans content for a while longer until that deeply desired next LP comes around."
- @Strangel (Rating: 90/100)
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"Amazing album. I love how each track feels inspired in its own unique way: none of them is filler by any stretch of the imagination and in every song there's always something interesting going on rhythmically and/or harmonically. There are many different atmospheres and moods shifting through the album: the already familiar A Moon Shaped Pool-esque calmness (Pana-Vision, Speech Bubbles, Open The Floodgates), a more complex, claustrophobic, anxiety inducing mood (A Hairdryer, Thin Thing), a new kind of funkiness (The Opposite, The Smoke) and a more straight-up rock sound (YWNWITA, WDKWTB). Some may find that the diversity between the songs kinda makes the album a bit uneven and scattered. However, I think that the songs flow pretty well into each other thanks to a very good production."
- @RoamingDinosaur (Rating: 90/100)
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Album of the day (#7411): A Light For Attracting Attention by The Smile