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The Smile: A Light For Attracting Attention

On May 13, 2022, “XL Recordings” released “A Light for Attracting Attention”, the debut Smile studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, and was produced by Nigel Godrich.

Personnel:

  • Thom Yorke – vocals, synthesizer, piano, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, vocoder, sequencer, artwork
  • Jonny Greenwood – synthesizer, piano, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, harp
  • Nigel Godrich – keyboards
  • Tom Skinner – drums, percussion
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Stanley Donwood – artwork
  • London Contemporary Orchestra
  • Hugh Brunt – orchestration
  • Eloisa-Fleur Thom – violin
  • Alessandro Ruisi – violin
  • Zara Benyounes – violin
  • Sophie Mather – violin
  • Agata Daraskaite – violin
  • Charlotte Bonneton – violin
  • Zoe Matthews – viola
  • Clifton Harrison – viola
  • Oliver Coates – cello
  • Max Ruisi – cello
  • Clare O’Connell – cello
  • Jason Yarde – saxophone
  • Robert Stillman – saxophone
  • Chelsea Carmichael – flute
  • Nathaniel Cross – trombone
  • Byron Wallen – trumpet
  • Theon Cross – tuba

Track listing:

All lyrics by Thom Yorke, all music by Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Tom Skinner and Nigel Godrich.

  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

New Order: Music Complete

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On September 25, 2015, “Mute” label released “Music Complete”, the tenth New Order studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, and was produced by Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert, Phil Cunningham, Tom Chapman, Stephen Morris, Stuart Price and Tom Rowlands.

Personnel:

  • Bernard Sumner– vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Gillian Gilbert– keyboards, synthesizers
  • Phil Cunningham– guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, electronic percussion
  • Tom Chapman– bass, synthesizers, backing vocals
  • Stephen Morris– drums, percussion, keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming
  • Joe Duddell– string arrangements, conductor (Manchester Camerata Strings)
  • Katie Stillman, Paula Smart, Karen Mainwaring, Simmy Singh, Sophie Mather, Gemma Bass, Anthony Banks, Sian Goodwin – violin
  • Rachel Jones, Jordan Bowron – viola
  • Nathaniel Boyd, Barbara Grunthal – cello
  • Daniel Storer – double bass
  • Iggy Pop– vocals
  • Brandon Flowers– vocals, mixing
  • La Roux– vocals , backing vocals
  • Dawn Zee – backing vocals
  • Denise Johnson – backing vocals
  • Giacomo Cavagna – Italian spoken vocal
  • George Atkins – engineer
  • Danny Davies – engineer, pre-production
  • Jim Spencer – additional engineering
  • Rafael Pereira – additional engineering
  • Robert Root – additional engineering
  • Steve Dub – additional engineering
  • Craig Silvey – mixing
  • Richard X, Pete Hofmann – mixing
  • Eduardo de la Paz – mixing assistant
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Peter Saville– art direction
  • Paul Hetherington – design
  • Daniel Miller– executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks byBernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert, Phil Cunningham, Tom Chapman and Stephen Morris, except where noted.

  1. Restless
  2. Singularity – Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert, Phil Cunningham, Tom Chapman, Stephen Morris, Tom Rowlands
  3. Plastic
  4. Tutti Frutti
  5. People on the High Line
  6. Stray Dog
  7. Academic
  8. Nothing But a Fool
  9. Unlearn This Hatred – Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert, Phil Cunningham, Tom Chapman, Stephen Morris, Tom Rowlands
  10. The Game