Sam Smith, the Multi-Platinum, GRAMMY®, BRIT, Golden Globe, and Oscar-winning artist and songwriter, just announced their fifth studio album Hazel Eyes, set to be released of August 21. While we wait, a brand new single, “My Guy,” is out now on all streaming platforms.
Pre-order the album HERE. Listen to the single HERE, watch HERE.
Hazel Eyes Tracklisting:
Everlasting Love
Hazel Eyes
Moondance (feat. Feist)
My Guy
When He’s Gone
Thief
Love Is A Stillness
Sugar Rush
Oh Mother (feat. The TwoCity Chorus)
Constant Companion
Hold On
To Be Free
Photo credit: Collier Schorr
Sam shared a few words on “My Guy,” “This is a song that I feel I have been waiting a lifetime to write and sing. Written with beautiful friends on a summer’s day in New York, this one fell out of the sky. In this sometimes cold and distant world, I hope you can feel the love and the closeness of this recording. I tried to capture the glow and the warmth of love in this one. It makes me cry, maybe it will make you feel a little love too.“
“My Guy” is a beautiful, delicate song built on a minimal R&B aesthetic, with delicate synths and Sam’s ethereal voice. The track feels like a breath of fresh air. While the music video and lyrics initially lead us to believe the song is about a romantic relationship, Sam revealed that it is actually a heartfelt ode to the city of New York, which Sam now calls home. Almost the entirety of the album was curated in New York, with a small team of collaborators including Simon Aldred and Shahzad Ismaily. Hazel Eyes is a perfect blend of genres, moving from baroque pop to British folk, outlaw country, and left-field R&B.
On Hazel Eyes, Sam said, “This album is an incredibly special record to me. I have been writing it for over three years with a very small group of beautiful, dear friends of mine. This album is very personal, and I feel I have deepened myself as an artist through the making of it, through being a producer on the record, to walking alongside this record from the start to the finish and pushing myself at every single turn. This record and this music is incredibly romantic. I’ve learned so many life lessons through making this album, and I’ve documented it all through the music.“
Photo credit: Collier Schorr
Some fans have already had the chance to hear a few songs from the album live during Sam’s latest global residencies, a series of performances where they performed older favourites as well as unreleased songs from Hazel Eyes. Sam’s residency series is not over yet. They will be performing this summer at Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, building anticipation ahead of the album’s official release, with more global live dates to be announced soon.
FOLLOW SAM SMITH: Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | TikTok | Spotify | Apple Music
Leave a Reply