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Elizabeth Aubrey

The Smile review: a stunning preview of tantalising Radiohead spin-off

Thom Yorke performing to a sold-out audience at The Smile’s first live show since virtual Glasto last year

(Picture: Wunmi Onibudo)

“Must feel weird to get out finally, does for me,” Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke told a sold-out audience at Magazine on Saturday.

It was his new band The Smile’s first performance in front of a live audience since their unveiling at Glastonbury’s virtual event last summer. Made up of Radiohead bandmate Jonny Greenwood, Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner and produced by long-term collaborator Nigel Godrich, the group delivered three separate gigs throughout the night in the intimate setting, all scheduled so fans around the world could tune in via livestream.

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