In a livestream event held by Glastonbury Festival in May 2021, Yorke and Jonny Greenwood debuted a new band, the Smile , with the drummer Tom Skinner . Greenwood said the band was a way to work with Yorke during the COVID-19 lockdowns . The Smile toured internationally between 2022 and 2024, and released the albums A Light for Attracting Attention (2022), Wall of Eyes and Cutouts (both 2024). Critics interpreted the Smile as a liberating, lower-pressure project for Yorke and Greenwood, with more jazz, krautrock and progressive rock influences and a looser, wilder sound.
The Smile debut
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