GRAMMY®, BRIT, Golden Globe, and Oscar-winning artist and songwriter Sam Smith releases Hazel Eyes, a stunning album that transforms a real-time love story into a visionary meditation on what it means to live with an unguarded heart.
With Smith embracing the role of co-producer for the first time — and working with the same collaborators across a project for the first time — they’ve made their most emotionally direct and daring work yet, soundtracked by an exquisitely unpredictable mix of genres including baroque pop, British folk, outlaw country, and left-field R&B.
Listen to Sam Smith’s Hazel Eyes, out now on Capitol Records, HERE.
“In many ways, this album brought me closer to myself than I’ve ever been,” says Smith. “It taught me to embrace what comes naturally to me as an artist and honour the music I love most, which is timeless pop that connects with people from all walks of life. It also showed me that being vulnerable isn’t just about exposing your pain — it can be just as vulnerable to be openly romantic. And in the world we’re living in right now, singing about queer love with complete honesty and directness feels very important.”
Smith’s new single “Constant Companion” unfolds with all the danger and intrigue of a classic Western film, setting their low-slung vocals against a sprawl of dusky guitar work and sweeping strings courtesy of Rob Moose (Bon Iver, The National). Filmed in Spain by director Albert Moya with choreography by (LA)HORDE, the accompanying video — which premieres at 5pm BST— brings the song’s world to life.
Hazel Eyes arrives as Smith continues with the acclaimed To Be Free global residency, which kicked off last fall at Brooklyn’s Warsaw inspired by the intimacy of the music taking shape on the album. After reopening San Francisco’s historic Castro Theatre earlier this year, the residency reached Mexico this month and heads to the UK in September.
Smith’s homecoming run will include two nights at Manchester’s Albert Hall and eight nights at the London Coliseum. Across Smith’s UK dates, Smith also partnered with BBC Introducing, offering 10 up-and-coming artists the opportunity to open for these shows. Previously along the way, the series featured surprise appearances from Hozier, Ed Sheeran, Brandi Carlile, SIENNA SPIRO, Norah Jones and Kim Petras.
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