The Smile (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival, July 2022) | ||||
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Released | 14 December 2022 | |||
Recorded | 12 July 2022 | |||
Venue | Montreux Music & Convention Centre, Montreux, Switzerland | |||
Length | 35:03 | |||
Label | XL | |||
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The Smile (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival, July 2022) is the first live album by the English rock band the Smile, released on 14 December 2022 by XL Recordings. [1] It is a recording of their Montreux Jazz Festival set from 12 July. [2] [3] The Smile announced the album the day before its release, backed by a concert film available to view for 48 hours on YouTube. [4]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 78/100 [5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Exclaim! | 7/10 [6] |
Pitchfork | 8/10 [7] |
Uncut | 7/10 [8] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic , The Smile (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival, July 2022) received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 from 4 critic scores. [5]
Spin 's Jonathan Rowe said the album demonstrated that the Smile were "no mere studio project" but "an actual, organic live band". [9] In Pitchfork , Zach Schonfeld wrote: "Since the beginning, the Smile have been dogged by an eminently reasonable question: how is this not just two Radioheads stacked in a trench coat? The answer is right there in the title of this release. This band plays jazz , see." [7] Both critics expressed disappointment that the album did not include the new songs the Smile had performed on their tour. [9] [7]
All lyrics are written by Thom Yorke; all music is composed by Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Tom Skinner, and Nigel Godrich
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Pana-vision" | 4:17 |
2. | "Thin Thing" | 4:24 |
3. | "The Opposite" | 3:19 |
4. | "Speech Bubbles" | 3:54 |
5. | "Free in the Knowledge / A Hairdryer" | 11:54 |
6. | "The Smoke" | 4:04 |
7. | "You Will Never Work in Television Again" | 3:11 |
Total length: | 35:03 |
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