Pana-vision explained

Pana-vision
Cover:Pana-visionTheSmile.png
Type:single
Artist:the Smile
Album:A Light for Attracting Attention
Released:3 April 2022
Genre:Alternative rock
Length:4:08
Label:XL
Producer:Nigel Godrich
Prev Title:Skrting on the Surface
Prev Year:2022
Next Title:Free in the Knowledge
Next Year:2022

"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.[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. Tyler Golsen of Far Out Magazine gave it 7.2 out of 10, calling it the Smile's most "nebulous track" so far, and likened it to Jonny Greenwood's film scores.[5] Loudwire said its "cinematic" title fit its "picturesque piano-driven exploration".[6] 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".[7] Cleber Facchi of Música Instântanea compared the song favourably to Radiohead's 2016 album A Moon Shaped Pool.[8]

Use in media

"Pana-vision" was used in the Peaky Blinders episode "Lock and Key", which served as the series finale.[9] [10] The episode also featured "That's How Horses Are", a solo song by Yorke.[11]

Track listing

The song, on specific streaming services and digital storefronts, also contains the three previously released singles from the band:

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.[12]

The Smile

Production

Additional musicians

Notes and References

  1. Kreps . Daniel . 3 April 2022 . Radiohead Side Project the Smile Debut New Song 'Pana-vision' in Final 'Peaky Blinders' Episode . 3 April 2022 . Rolling Stone.
  2. Web site: Pappis . Konstantinos . 4 April 2022 . The Smile Release New Song 'Pana-vision' . 26 April 2022 . Our Culture Mag.
  3. Web site: Floyd . Lauren . 4 April 2022 . The Smile Shares Cinematic New Song And Video 'Pana-Vision' . 26 April 2022 . Mxdwn.com.
  4. Web site: The Smile - Pana-vision (Official Video) . .
  5. Web site: Golsen . Tyler . The Smile drop brand new single 'Pana-vision' . . 26 April 2022 . 4 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Trapp . Philip . Radiohead Offshoot the Smile Return with the Cinematic 'Pana-vision' . . 26 April 2022 . 4 April 2022.
  7. Web site: Spinelli . Adrian . The Smile Drop Their Latest, Decidedly Sinister Single, 'Pana-Vision' . . 27 April 2022 . 4 April 2022.
  8. Web site: Facchi . Cleber . The Smile: 'Pana-vision' . Música Instântanea . 27 April 2022 . Portuguese . 4 April 2022.
  9. Web site: Rowley . Glenn . Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood's The Smile Unveil New Single "Pana-vision": Stream . . 26 April 2022 . 3 April 2022.
  10. Web site: Hussey . Allison . Monroe . Jazz . The Smile Share New Song 'Pana-vision': Listen . . 4 April 2022 . 3 April 2022.
  11. Web site: Leas . Ryan . Hear New The Smile & Thom Yorke Songs Debuted On Peaky Blinders . . 4 April 2022 . 3 April 2022.
  12. A Light for Attracting Attention. The Smile. 2022. liner notes. XL Recordings. FXL1196LP. London, England.

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