June 24, 2026, GRAMMY, BRIT, Golden Globe, and Oscar-winning artist and songwriter Sam Smith announces the upcoming release of their fifth studio album, Hazel Eyes, via Capitol Records, set for release on August 21. The emotionally intimate LP will feature their new single “My Guy,” accompanied by an official music video.
Sam Smith is one of the most celebrated musical artists. A five-time GRAMMY winner, Sam has amassed over 64 million equivalent album sales, 392 million single sales, and over 57 billion career streams across their catalog of critically acclaimed albums In the Lonely Hour, The Thrill of It All, Love Goes, and Gloria.
“This album is an incredibly special record to me,” says Sam. “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.”
Hazel Eyes is a modern fairytale of love, exploring themes of emotional vulnerability, artistic freedom and self-reflection. Co-produced by Sam, Simon Aldred (Liam Gallagher, Avicii) and David Odlum (Glen Hansard, Josh Ritter), the album blends intimacy with expansive storytelling. For the 12-song LP, Sam joined forces in New York, where most of the songs took shape with a close-knit circle of collaborators including Feist, Shahzad Ismaily, and Rob Moose. Partly recorded at Electric Lady Studios, the album is a heartfelt ode to New York, which they now call home, and draws from genres of baroque pop, British folk, outlaw country, and left-field R&B.
Tracklist for Hazel Eyes
1. Everlasting Love
2. Hazel Eyes
3. Moondance (feat. Feist)
4. My Guy
5. When He’s Gone
6. Thief
7. Love Is A Stillness
8. Sugar Rush
9. Oh Mother (feat. The TwoCity Chorus)
10. Constant Companion
11. Hold On
12. To Be Free
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