Thom Yorke’s the Smile sound a lot like Radiohead – and that’s no bad thing
This is a sublime record that shows the benefits of only slightly rearranging a tried and tested formula.
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Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Ellen Peirson-Hagger is assistant culture editor at the New Statesman.
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