It makes us wanna… “.buy scented candles and whisper sweet-nothings in someone’s ears.” We reckon Smith is an artist that will leave his mark for years to come.
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I've made my music so that it could be about anything and everybody – whether it's a guy, a female or a goat – and everybody can relate to that." Although the experience left him feeling lonely and in a dark place, the album has helped him deal with life and move on.
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“I've tried to be clever with this album, because it's also important to me that my music reaches everybody. When Smith announced that he was gay, he also announced that the album deals with a love that was not returned. That puts all the more focus on Smith's voice and words, the latter of which switch between borderline maudlin ("What use is money when you need someone to hold?") and disarmingly brazen ("Just leave your lover, leave him for me").” What we have to say… How great to discover a young singer who does not feel it’s needed to sing his own name as part of the lyrics. What others have to say… “The dominance of stripped-down backdrops - some with merely piano, acoustic guitar, and conservative strings - is somewhat surprising. In the lonely hour, his debut studio album, was released at the end of May, reaching the top of the UK Album charts and spawning two number 1 singles: Money on my mind and Stay with me.īest tracks… Life Support, Money on my mind and Stay with me. Smith was nominated for the 2014 BRIT Critics' Choice Award and the BBC's Sound of 2014 poll, both of which he went on to win. He first rose to fame in October 2012 when he was featured on Disclosure's breakthrough single Latch, followed by Naughty Boy's La La La - earning him his first number-one single on the chart in May 2013.
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Quick facts… He’s just 22 years old, but he brings with him a lot of hope that not all is lost for fans of good, solid pop music with decent lyrics.