The Smile releases “Friend of a Friend”

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The Smile’s new single and video offer a taste of the album ” Wall of Eyes », which will be published on January 26.

The first time The Smile presented their single “ Friend of a Friend ”, it was in front of an enthusiastic audience in Croatia. During this concert, in 2022, the trio composed of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner revealed that the song was written that same day. At the time, it was just a sketch of the song it would become for Radiohead’s side project, which released ” Friend of a Friend » as the latest single from their upcoming album Wall of Eyes.

The album is scheduled for release on January 26. But in the days leading up to its release, The Smile will premiere the music video for “ Friend of a Friend », directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, as well as other images accompanying the album, on the occasion of the release in independent cinemas of Wall of Eyes, on Film. The event will take place in 12 cinemas around the world starting January 18. Almost all cinemas, with the exception of four cities, will show the images on 35mm film.

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