The Smile Radioheads Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemets Tom Skinner return with their third album Cutouts.

The 10-track album was produced and mixed by Sam Petts-Davies [Frank Ocean 'Blond', Thom Yorke 'Suspiria'], mastered by Sterling Sounds Greg Calbi and features artwork by Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, in Oxford and in moments on the road, the tracks feature strings by the London Contemporary Orchestra as well as contemporary UK jazz player Pete Wareham [flute]. Keen-eyed fans will be familiar with a number of tracks that have been debuted live during the bands 2023 and 2024 tours as well as recognize Tiptoe, which was shared as a sneak preview at this years Wall of Eyes: on Film events.

Cutouts follows the band's acclaimed albums, Wall of Eyes released earlier this year and 2022s A Light For Attracting Attention, which was named an AOTY by Pitchfork, Uncut, MOJO, Rough Trade, Billboard, New York Times, Consequence and many more.

Review

A1 Foreign Spies
A2 Instant Psalm
A3 Zero Sum
A4 Colours Fly
A5 Eyes And Mouth
B1 Don'T Get Me Started
B2 Tiptoe
B3 The Slip
B4 No Words
B5 Bodies Laughing