The Smile have launched a model new music referred to as “Don’t Get Me Began,” alongside an accompanying music video directed by audiovisual artist Weirdcore.
“Don’t Get Me Began” was initially premiered reside in live performance throughout a string of exhibits earlier this yr. Final week, The Smile launched the music alongside one other new monitor referred to as “The Slip” on 12-inch vinyl completely in unbiased document shops. Now, “Don’t Get Me Began” is on the market to stream globally on-line.
Crafted by the visible artist Weirdcore, identified for his or her collaborations with Aphex Twin, Radiohead, and The Caretaker, the video encompasses a constantly reworking atmosphere that shifts, stutters, mutates, and collapses. Coloration emerges and is shortly reverted again to black and white; pyramids, obscure cityscapes, suited characters, and industrial backdrops seem typically earlier than a brand new environmental aspect creates a brand new scene altogether. The music’s haunting bridge is paired with colourful animations, elaborate landscapes, and non secular imagery — all earlier than flooding again to the unique black and white, city-based mutations that the video started with. Watch the video under.
The Smile, comprised of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner, returned in January to launch their glorious second album, Wall of Eyes. They beforehand tapped Paul Thomas Anderson to direct the visible for second single “Buddy of a Buddy.” They had been set to tour Europe this month in assist of the album, however needed to cancel in July because of Jonny Greenwood’s restoration from a severe sickness.