We're feeling the same here! Especially in getting to see this material live ... We wouldn't quite get that opportunity if this was Radiohead with their back catalogue
Feeling like this is the one - the one that is the masterpiece. That’s the feeelling and vibe I sense with this just after a couple listens. Such a strange, unusual sounding album. Friend of a friend - how do they do that? Loving “You Know Me!” as well. Contender for album of the year…yeah. That’s the vibe.
Love it….tighter list and each one killer. Rush, Can, still teasing out a few stones. Definitely Stg.Peppers string octave crescendo. It’s a grower in every dimension. Great writing, composition. Tom’s drumming is even tighter and tastier. Bass lines are pure groove.
This album is far better than their debut This actually cohesive, song after song, you get the full picture Besides, they already sound like another band and not like a radiohead demo anymore
love the album, more polished, more mature than the first one. I didn't really enjoy the title track, but I very much did enjoy the rest, especially 'read the room'.
For me The first album is basically The Smile at its more direct and easy to digest. Wall of eyes on the other hand is The smile at its more complex and grower way, but with the same if not even more reward for listening the whole thing. And for the project as a whole to me The Smile is basically if you took the two most important pillars of Radiohead and mix them with some of Atoms for Peace/Thom Yorke's most rhythmic solo stuff, add some Jazz, Math Rock, Krautrock and Post-Punk influences from Tom Skinner. It’s less atmospheric than Radiohead but much more complex on the rhythm side also Jonny's guitars haven’t been this distorted since Hail to the Thief/Bodysnatchers Maybe?
I think they did a great job by sticking to 45 minutes of music. It feels like they made this one for the LP experience, which I think was another great decision. Even the track order feels like it was chosen with this in mind, although I think “Wall of Eyes” is a bit boring as an opener. However, “Under Our Pillows” closes side one brilliantly. Of the eight tracks, four are legitimately great. “Read the Room” is probably the best track, with “Bending Hectic” just behind it. “Under Our Pillows” and “Friend of a Friend” round up my list for best tracks. This is not a perfect album, though. Aside from “Teleharmonic,” which I think is really good, the other tracks are a bit boring. They are not bad compositions at all, but they kinda go on for too damn long. I don’t think those had enough ideas to justify their length. All in all, this is maybe a great album…? I’m sitting at 8.8/10 right now, but could see myself inching it to a clean 9/10.
radiohead ended being thom and jonny, being "multi instrumentalists" both and with the addition of computers, drum machines and thing, for me the other musicians can be replaceable... idk for me the smile is great
Under The Pillows psych reminds u of Pippers? Interesting… gives me more CAN Kraut vibes. Wall of Eyes and Friend of A Friend are the weakest tracks, so my expectations were super low, but This album is amazing. I honestly don’t need more Radiohead at this stage if the Smile keeps releasing albums.
Yeah the middle freak out in Under the Pillows reminded me of Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk and Interstellar Overdrive off that album ... maybe its just me :) Still a big fan of Wall of Eyes and Friend of a Friend but Read the Room has definitely grown on me. Great album!
There's different things i'm starting to find interesting now with it that I hadn't with the first few listens... Still feel like the first album is better but time will tell
Ooh might have to disagree with you, I'd say manic street preachers. How good with their dual tour be in a few months! Might have to do a special on it!
@@theindieminers have you not heard suede’s last album Auto fiction? It is a classic. How many bands have reformed from splitting up and made music that is equally as good as their 90s hey day? Bands like smashing pumpkins and pixies have failed to achieve that. Plus what band in their 50s have a better front man than Brett Anderson? He’s way more energetic on stage than any 20+ year old. Manics are a decent band but for the whole package and consistency suede for me.
This entire album is AWESOME.
Absolutely mate, every listen gets better hey!
Bending Hectic is an adventure of a song!
Great song and great album!
If we don't get anymore Radiohead I'm totally fine with johnny and thom releasing new smile albums every two years
We're feeling the same here! Especially in getting to see this material live ... We wouldn't quite get that opportunity if this was Radiohead with their back catalogue
Amazing album! Great conversation! 👁️🔥👁️👏👏👏👏
Thanks for watching!
Feeling like this is the one - the one that is the masterpiece. That’s the feeelling and vibe I sense with this just after a couple listens. Such a strange, unusual sounding album. Friend of a friend - how do they do that? Loving “You Know Me!” as well. Contender for album of the year…yeah. That’s the vibe.
... and getting better with every listen!
@@theindieminers absolutely 💯
That Friend of a Friend is marvellous.
Love it….tighter list and each one killer. Rush, Can, still teasing out a few stones. Definitely Stg.Peppers string octave crescendo.
It’s a grower in every dimension. Great writing, composition. Tom’s drumming is even tighter and tastier. Bass lines are pure groove.
This album is far better than their debut
This actually cohesive, song after song, you get the full picture
Besides, they already sound like another band and not like a radiohead demo anymore
Love the album not sure if it is better yet than the first album but it's much more polished
wow, no mention of read the room.... hello????
I was kicking myself that we didn't... Sounds almost somewhere between ok computer and the bends... Agree?
@@theindieminershe brought back his the bends voice for that one
love the album, more polished, more mature than the first one. I didn't really enjoy the title track, but I very much did enjoy the rest, especially 'read the room'.
Read the room reminded me almost of something between the bends and ok computer
Probably the one that has grown on me the most
This album is so damn good!
Thanks for stopping by mate, glad you enjoyed the album!
yeah, really cool album! thanks guys!
We're loving it more and more here at Indie Miners, thanks for stopping by!
For me The first album is basically The Smile at its more direct and easy to digest. Wall of eyes on the other hand is The smile at its more complex and grower way, but with the same if not even more reward for listening the whole thing. And for the project as a whole to me The Smile is basically if you took the two most important pillars of Radiohead and mix them with some of Atoms for Peace/Thom Yorke's most rhythmic solo stuff, add some Jazz, Math Rock, Krautrock and Post-Punk influences from Tom Skinner. It’s less atmospheric than Radiohead but much more complex on the rhythm side also Jonny's guitars haven’t been this distorted since Hail to the Thief/Bodysnatchers Maybe?
Well said... still follows a lot the core Radiohead DNA and is a much evolved album than the first one
I think they did a great job by sticking to 45 minutes of music. It feels like they made this one for the LP experience, which I think was another great decision. Even the track order feels like it was chosen with this in mind, although I think “Wall of Eyes” is a bit boring as an opener. However, “Under Our Pillows” closes side one brilliantly.
Of the eight tracks, four are legitimately great. “Read the Room” is probably the best track, with “Bending Hectic” just behind it. “Under Our Pillows” and “Friend of a Friend” round up my list for best tracks.
This is not a perfect album, though. Aside from “Teleharmonic,” which I think is really good, the other tracks are a bit boring. They are not bad compositions at all, but they kinda go on for too damn long. I don’t think those had enough ideas to justify their length.
All in all, this is maybe a great album…? I’m sitting at 8.8/10 right now, but could see myself inching it to a clean 9/10.
Totally fine with The Smile. They do not seem interested in Radiohead anymore
radiohead ended being thom and jonny, being "multi instrumentalists" both and with the addition of computers, drum machines and thing, for me the other musicians can be replaceable... idk for me the smile is great
Under The Pillows psych reminds u of Pippers? Interesting… gives me more CAN Kraut vibes.
Wall of Eyes and Friend of A Friend are the weakest tracks, so my expectations were super low, but This album is amazing.
I honestly don’t need more Radiohead at this stage if the Smile keeps releasing albums.
Yeah the middle freak out in Under the Pillows reminded me of Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk and Interstellar Overdrive off that album ... maybe its just me :) Still a big fan of Wall of Eyes and Friend of a Friend but Read the Room has definitely grown on me. Great album!
first listen i found it a bit boring , maybe i just was'nt in the mood for it . ill try again soon .
I agree and upon 2nd listen, nearly half of it still bores me. Bending Hectic makes up for a lot of the dull moments though
There's different things i'm starting to find interesting now with it that I hadn't with the first few listens... Still feel like the first album is better but time will tell
Suede are Britain’s best band!
Ooh might have to disagree with you, I'd say manic street preachers. How good with their dual tour be in a few months! Might have to do a special on it!
@@theindieminers have you not heard suede’s last album Auto fiction? It is a classic. How many bands have reformed from splitting up and made music that is equally as good as their 90s hey day? Bands like smashing pumpkins and pixies have failed to achieve that. Plus what band in their 50s have a better front man than Brett Anderson? He’s way more energetic on stage than any 20+ year old. Manics are a decent band but for the whole package and consistency suede for me.
Sorry this album is awful.