Tracks: The Smile, Yard Act, Let’s Eat Grandma and more

Oh yes, readers, you thought the year would start slowly somehow, with nary a whimper of new music on the horizon until at least the middle of the month. Obviously not, and outside of the somewhat surprise release of The Weeknd’s new album [cue Daniel Craig SNL clip] there’s been a sprinkling of acts eager from the year’s get-go. We’ve got the first official track from Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s new outfit The Smile (completed by Sons of Kemet’s Tom Skinner), another from current cover stars Yard Act’s forthcoming debut, another newbie from Let’s Eat Grandma’s incoming third and much more. Keep your devices up to date with all things new and great: subscribe to Essential New Tracks on Spotify here.