I don’t think I can quite bring myself to count this towards my Radiohead and Radiohead-adjacent streak - just one step removed. Tom Skinner, drummer in The Smile, and Robert Stillman, frequent The Smile collaborator and opening act, are for some reason playing a somewhat last minute gig in Bristol, and is - with no disrespect to them - surprisingly undersold. Which makes for a lovely gig, to be honest! Stage eschewed, they played in the round on carpets in the centre of the room, and it was a wonderful vibe. Tom Skinner is up first, and is unfortunately slightly thrown when his looping set up stops working 5 minutes in. He seems to feel the frustration more than the audience, who are shouting words of encouragement as he vociferously apologises. A brief break and then a strong recovery of him and Stillman improvising beautifully together. I would describe some of the pieces, but I asked Skinner afterwards and they don’t otherwise exist, so there. Then, Stillman up for his solo set, an intricate blend of saxophone and tape loops. Nice to get to meet them each afterwards, and nice to have a comparatively short notice night out.