A Light For Attracting Attention (studio album) by The Smile

Album Rating: 83.23
(1,082/13)

13.05.2022

The Smile UK): A Light For Attracting Attention

1.The Same. 91
2.The Opposite. 77
3.You Will Never Work In Television Again. 78
4.Pana-Vision. 83
5.The Smoke. 84
6.Speech Bubbles. 85
7.Thin Thing. 78
8.Open The Floodgates. 87
9.Free In The Knowledge. 89
10.A Hairdryer. 70
11.Waving A White Flag. 76
12.We Don’t Know What Tomorrow Brings. 97
13.Skrting On The Surface. 87

In order:

The Smile (ALFAA) - We Don’t Know What Tomorrow Brings. 97
The Smile (ALFAA) - The Same. 91
The Smile (ALFAA) - Free In The Knowledge. 89
The Smile (ALFAA) - Open The Floodgates. 87
The Smile (ALFAA) - Skrting On The Surface. 87
The Smile (ALFAA) - Speech Bubbles. 85
The Smile (ALFAA) - The Smoke. 84
The Smile (ALFAA) - Pana-Vision. 83
The Smile (ALFAA) - You Will Never Work In Television Again. 78
The Smile (ALFAA) - Thin Thing. 78
The Smile (ALFAA) - The Opposite. 77
The Smile (ALFAA) - Waving A White Flag. 76
The Smile (ALFAA) - A Hairdryer. 70

Non un semplice spin-off dei Radiohead, A Light for Attracting Attention è un ottimo disco che vede una grandissima coesione musicale fra i suoi membri. Questo disco fa delle seconde linee uno dei suoi grandi punti di forza, oltre che dei groove killer. A mio parere secondo miglior disco di questo bel 2022 musicale

If this were a Radiohead album, it would be by far their worst. And wouldn't feel up to the standard of Radiohead's stellar discography. So I'm glad it isn't. But ignoring the Radiohead comparisons, it's a decent but unspectacular album in its own right. No real standout tracks, but my favourites are The Opposite, Pana-vision, Speech Bubbles.

A record in pure Radiohead style but despite this it doesn't sound old or already seen at all. I prefer a little bit the slow tracks because they hit me more emotionally, great album anyway.

From ExTeaSea 12/24/2022 19:44

The most Radiohead sounding album of his side projects/solo work. Could have just made it a Radiohead album. He even got their guitarist haha. Great album!

There are some excellent compositions here but it lacks flow. It feels like outtakes from a previously recorded but never released Radiohead album. Interesting but not yet growing on me.

From Brad1770 11/09/2022 23:42

Its sum is greater than its parts

Made me smile

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From HoldenM 08/22/2022 07:48

Album-of-the-Year material.

Yeah, you can accuse this of being aughts-era Radiohead leftovers, but when the songs are this well-written, sound this good, and work this well together, who cares?

A surprising record. Radiohead but only because you recognize the vocal, the shifting time signatures, the obliqueness of it. At times they almost return to OK Computer territory but they are too progressive to do it. Gentle textures and movements that always take you in a direction you weren't expecting. Is it a great record? No. But it is different and challenging and fascinating. Worth a second listen for sure.