Cutouts

Cutouts
Studio album by
the Smile
Released4 October 2024 (2024-10-04)
StudioAbbey Road
Genre
Length43:54
LabelXL
ProducerSam Petts-Davies
The Smile chronology
Wall of Eyes
(2024) 		Cutouts
(2024)
Singles from Cutouts
  1. "Don't Get Me Started" / "The Slip"
    Released: 2 August 2024
  2. "Foreign Spies" / "Zero Sum"
    Released: 28 August 2024
  3. "Bodies Laughing"
    Released: 2 October 2024

Cutouts is the third studio album by the English rock band the Smile, released on 4 October 2024 through XL Recordings. It was produced by Sam Petts-Davies and recorded in Oxfordshire and Abbey Road Studios, London, in the same sessions as the previous Smile album, Wall of Eyes (2024).

The Smile promoted Cutouts with the singles "Don't Get Me Started", "The Slip", "Foreign Spies", "Zero Sum" and "Bodies Laughing", music videos by the digital artist Weirdcore, and a series of cryptic messages on social media. It received acclaim and reached number 7 on the UK Albums Chart.

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