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How Jonny Greenwood's renewed love of delay pedals defined the Smile's new album
By Jackson Maxwell published
The sound of the Radiohead offshoot’s latest record stemmed from a challenge the famously tech-savvy guitarist set for himself – and his renewed love of delay

The Smile cancel European tour dates after Jonny Greenwood is hospitalized for emergency treatment
By Matt Owen published
The Radiohead offshoot have postponed eight headline and festival gigs across August while Greenwood recovers

“This song presents a kind of revisionist history where guitar solos were cool after all in the early noughties”: February 2024 Guitar World editors' picks
By Michael Astley-Brown published
From neoclassical tapping clinics to cosmic, spaghetti western-esque guitar soundscapes, this month has provided an embarrassment of six-string riches

Those needing a Radiohead-grade anxiety fix will love this performance from Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s The Smile
By Matt Parker published
The Smile post Primavera footage with Yorke rocking a Guild Starfire II bass, Greenwood on piano, atmosphere off the charts. Sure it's anxious, but in a good way...

Radiohead side project The Smile detail debut album, A Light for Attracting Attention
By Jackson Maxwell published
Helmed by longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, the album is set for release in May

Watch Thom Yorke reimagine Radiohead classics and rarities at acoustic solo show
By Jackson Maxwell published
Yorke performed a wide variety of Radiohead and solo cuts, plus a couple of Smile tunes, at the Zermatt, Switzerland gig

The Smile give a Radiohead rarity a jazzy re-working on new single, Skrting On The Surface
By Jackson Maxwell published
The song is, notably, the first formally released version of an idea that's been kicking around the Radiohead extended universe for well over a decade

The Smile just played their first-ever public gigs – here are six things we learned about the Radiohead offshoot
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s latest collaboration performed to their first real-life audiences this weekend, and we were there to spot the nerdy guitar details

Radiohead side project The Smile premiere ethereal new single, The Smoke
By Jackson Maxwell published
The bass-led tune is the three-piece's second single, and prefaces their upcoming trio of performances in London on January 29 and January 30

From full-throttle carnage to Sweet Potato Pie: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche, Matt Owen published
Kick off 2022 with a bang with thrilling new tunes from The Smile, Loathe, Cory Wong, Fit For an Autopsy, Widowspeak and more
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