The Smile’s Tom Skinner has announced a new album: Kaleidoscopic Visions is out September 26, via Brownswood Recordings/International Anthem. Listen to the title song below; scroll down for the drummer and composer’s tour dates.
“‘Kaleidoscopic Visions’ was the first piece I wrote for the album,” Skinner said of his new single. “Based around an intuitive piano improvisation, it set the tone for my approach and the sound I wanted to achieve in the creative process. Showcasing the conversational and collaborative dynamic of the music and my band, it foregrounds a moody, cinematic flow within 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 players Robert Stillman and Chelsea Carmichael. In addition, Portishead’s Adrian Utley plays electric guitar on two songs, while Meshell Ndegeocello is on “The Maxim” and Contour’s Khari Lucas features on “Logue.”
Kaleidoscopic Visions:
01 There’s Nothing to Be Scared Of
02 Auster
03 Margaret Anne
04 Kaleidoscopic Visions
05 MHA
06 Still (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 Hall *
10-06 Brooklyn NY – Public Records
10-07 Philadelphia PA – Solar Myth
11-21 London, England – Queen Elizabeth Hall (EFG London Jazz Festival)
* with Makaya McCraven