Predicting success in music is about as foolhardy a pursuit as you can imagine. All too often, ‘ones to watch’ either don’t live up to their early promise or, despite delivering the goods, fail to attract an audience. In a world of unlimited choice dominated by streaming platforms, it’s harder than ever to get your music out there.
As with anything in the orbit of Radiohead, who can be difficult at times, there s one question to be asked of the new Smile album, Wall Of Eyes: are there any good tunes?