The Smile announce new live album recorded at Montreux Jazz Festival 2022

The seven-track live record will feature recordings of tracks from their debut album A Light for Attracting Attention, and ahead of the album arriving digitally tomorrow (14 December), the filmed performance will premiere on YouTube tonight (13 December), featuring footage of the first live performance of the unreleased song "Bending Hectic"

Excited to announce our live performance from this year’s @MontreuxJazz Fest in July will be out this week. Our full performance will be premiered on our YouTube channel on Tues, 8PM UK/3PM ET.

The full EP will be available on Weds, 14th Dec.
Reminder: https://t.co/T8u9f72VaA pic.twitter.com/lEvboixLSI

— The Smile (@thesmiletheband) December 12, 2022

The release of The Smile's Montreux Jazz Festival performance follows similar projects by Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Wu-Tang Clan, Nile Rodgers and Anna von Hausswolff. The festival has a long-standing history of hosting legendary moments in music culture, as a platform offering creative freedom to artists.

Tracklist:

1. Pana-Vision (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
2. Thin Thing (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
3. The Opposite (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
4. Speech Bubbles (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
5. Free In The Knowledge & A Hairdryer (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
6. The Smoke (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
7. You Will Never Work In Television Again (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)