The Smile—the new band of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and drummer Tom Skinner—broadcast some rehearsal sessions on Instagram Live, Stereogum notes via Reddit. It’s the first glimpse of the Smile since they debuted during a Glastonbury livestream in May. Watch footage from the rehearsals over at Stereogum.
The Smile take their name from a Ted Hughes poem. In a recent interview with NME, Jonny Greenwood explained, “The Smile came about from just wanting to work on music with Thom in lockdown. We didn’t have much time, but we just wanted to finish some songs together. It’s been very stop-start, but it’s felt a happy way to make music.” Regarding a potential album from the Smile, Greenwood told NME:
In November, Radiohead released Kid A Mnesia, a paired reissue of Kid A and Amnesiac. Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner also worked together on the former’s score for the Pablo Larraín movie Spencer.