The Smile’s Tom Skinner has introduced a brand new album: Kaleidoscopic Visions is out September 26 (through Brownswood Recordings/International Anthem). (A streaming launch will comply with on October 17.) Hearken to the title song beneath; scroll down for the drummer and composer’s tour dates.
“‘Kaleidoscopic Visions’ was the primary piece I wrote for the album,” Skinner stated of his new single. “Based mostly round an intuitive piano improvisation, it set the tone for my strategy and the sound I needed to realize within the artistic course of. Showcasing the conversational and collaborative dynamic of the music and my band, it foregrounds a moody, cinematic circulation inside a hazy, psychedelic backdrop.”
Skinner made Kaleidoscopic Visions—his first album since 2022’s Voices of Bishara and its live companion—with bassist Tom Herbert, cellist Kareem Dayes, and woodwinds gamers Robert Stillman and Chelsea Carmichael. As well as, Portishead’s Adrian Utley performs electrical guitar on two songs, whereas Meshell Ndegeocello is on “The Maxim” and Contour’s Khari Lucas options on “Logue.”
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Kaleidoscopic Visions:
01 There’s Nothing to Be Scared Of
02 Auster
03 Margaret Anne
04 Kaleidoscopic Visions
05 MHA
06 Nonetheless (Quiet)
07 The Maxim [ft. Meshell Ndegeocello]
08 Extensions 12
09 Logue [ft. Contour]
10 See How They Run [ft. Yaffra]
Tom Skinner:
10-01 Chicago IL – Thalia Corridor *
10-06 Brooklyn NY – Public Information
10-07 Philadelphia PA – Photo voltaic Fantasy
11-21 London, England – Queen Elizabeth Corridor (EFG London Jazz Pageant)
* with Makaya McCraven
