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