{"id":5526,"date":"2021-02-20T16:56:45","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T16:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=5526"},"modified":"2021-02-20T17:02:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T17:02:58","slug":"smile-release-another-new-single-in-the-shape-of-rap-influenced-track-headtalk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=5526","title":{"rendered":"Smile release another new single in the shape of rap-influenced track Headtalk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Post-punk hopefuls <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SmileBandUK\/\">Smile <\/a><\/strong>have released another new track which confirms them as a band of huge promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joe Francis (lead vocals), Jake Robinson (drums), Erik Miles (guitar) and Rob Mckie (bass) are a four-piece formed late in 2019 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They list IDLES and Slaves among their influences, but their latest track, <strong>Head Talk<\/strong>, sees them stray into hip-hop territory, instead of their usual hardcore-style assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HEAD TALK - SMILEBAND (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NBukAJ4rWog?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like many other bands, Smile saw their plans derailed by Covid-19, but they shared their debut release, the single Bobby, at the end of March 2020, and followed it with the four-track Smile EP (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=3617\"><em>reviewed here<\/em><\/a><\/strong>) in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In between lockdowns they worked on new songs, and the first, Culture Vulture, was released in January. 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