Pana-vision
| "Pana-vision" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by the Smile | ||||
| from the album A Light for Attracting Attention | ||||
| Released | 3 April 2022 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | XL | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Nigel Godrich | |||
| The Smile singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Pana-vision" on YouTube | ||||
"Pana-vision" is the fourth single by the English rock band the Smile, released on 3 April 2022.[1] It is included on their debut album, A Light for Attracting Attention.
Music video
An animated visualizer directed by Sabrina Nichols, using imagery by the Radiohead artist Stanley Donwood, was released alongside on 3 April 2022.[1][2] Mxdwn.com writer Lauren Floyd called the video "cinematic", saying it features "dramatically elongated and drawn out shapes and figures ... parallel to Yorke's airy falsetto".[3]
On July 20, 2022, the scene from the series finale of the British television series Peaky Blinders that used "Pana-vision" in full three months earlier was uploaded as a separate live-action music video for the song. The music video was directed by series director Anthony Byrne.[4]
Reception
"Pana-vision" received favourable reviews. Loudwire said its "cinematic" title fit its "picturesque piano-driven exploration".[5] The Uproxx writer Adrian Spinelli called the song "decidedly sinister" and said the piano "challenges your mind to understand how the song is supposed to make you feel".[6] Cleber Facchi of Música Instântanea compared the song favourably to Radiohead's 2016 album A Moon Shaped Pool.[7]
Use in media
"Pana-vision" was used in the Peaky Blinders episode "Lock and Key", which served as the series finale.[8][9] The episode also featured "That's How Horses Are", a solo song by Yorke.[10]
Track listing
The song, on specific streaming services and digital storefronts, also contains the three previously released singles from the band:
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pana-vision" | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Skrting on the Surface" | 5:31 |
| 3. | "The Smoke" | 3:39 |
| 4. | "You Will Never Work in Television Again" | 2:48 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from album liner notes.[11]
The Smile
- Thom Yorke - vocals, piano
- Jonny Greenwood - bass
- Tom Skinner - drums
Production
Additional musicians
- London Contemporary Orchestra
- Hugh Brunt – orchestration
- Eloisa-Fleur Thom – violin
- Alessandro Ruisi – violin
- Zara Benyounes – violin
- Sophie Mather – violin
- Agata Daraskaite – violin
- Charlotte Bonneton – violin
- Zoe Matthews – viola
- Clifton Harrison – viola
- Oliver Coates – cello
- Max Ruisi – cello
- Clare O’Connell – cello
- Jason Yarde – saxophone
- Robert Stillman – saxophone
- Chelsea Carmichael – flute
- Nathaniel Cross – trombone
- Byron Wallen – trumpet
- Theon Cross – tuba
- Tom Herbert – double bass
- Dave Brown – double bass
References
- ^ a b Kreps, Daniel (3 April 2022). "Radiohead Side Project the Smile Debut New Song 'Pana-vision' in Final 'Peaky Blinders' Episode". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Pappis, Konstantinos (4 April 2022). "The Smile Release New Song 'Pana-vision'". Our Culture Mag. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Floyd, Lauren (4 April 2022). "The Smile Shares Cinematic New Song And Video 'Pana-Vision'". Mxdwn.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "The Smile - Pana-vision (Official Video)". YouTube.
- ^ Trapp, Philip (4 April 2022). "Radiohead Offshoot the Smile Return with the Cinematic 'Pana-vision'". Loudwire. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Spinelli, Adrian (4 April 2022). "The Smile Drop Their Latest, Decidedly Sinister Single, 'Pana-Vision'". Uproxx. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Facchi, Cleber (4 April 2022). "The Smile: 'Pana-vision'". Música Instântanea (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Rowley, Glenn (3 April 2022). "Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood's The Smile Unveil New Single "Pana-vision": Stream". Consequence. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Hussey, Allison; Monroe, Jazz (3 April 2022). "The Smile Share New Song 'Pana-vision': Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ Leas, Ryan (3 April 2022). "Hear New The Smile & Thom Yorke Songs Debuted On Peaky Blinders". Stereogum. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ A Light for Attracting Attention (liner notes). The Smile. London, England: XL Recordings. 2022. FXL1196LP.
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