In The Lonely Hour feels more inspired by Whitney Houston than his jazz roots, but blending the two together with simple yet beautiful arrangements gives this album an easy listening flow. Smith found his voice as an 8-year-old student of jazz singer Joanna Eden’s, and this foundation gives his songs power with simplicity leaving exponential room for growth. Smith said he has never been in a relationship, but he does know the feeling of craving love and relays this emotion with profound conviction. Opening with swirling strings, “Good Thing” is the first of several songs where Smith sounds wounded as his voice softly establishes the album’s unrequited love motif. Leading off with the second single “Money On My Mind,” Smith shows off his range by hitting higher notes than any average man should be capable of. Unfortunately Smith doesn’t branch out with something experimental or even risky while In The Lonely Hour plays its safe with soft, soulful ballads. What’s refreshing is Smith lets his voice make the music what it is, while his contemporaries succeeding in mainstream pop music currently include perishable acts like Calvin Harris and Iggy Azalea. It will be exciting to see what this 22-year-old will accomplish in the coming years, but his Capitol Records debut In The Lonely Hour’s shining moments fall flat on reaching their true potential while showcasing Smith’s more than capable of achieving the opposite. Smith also won BRIT Critics’ Choice Award and BBC Sound of 2014 solidifying him as an outright UK pop star. His swift ride to fame post-Disclosure came in part from his debut EP Nirvana, a stellar performance on SNL, and collaborations with Naughty Boy and Mary J. His talents have since taken him from bartending in Essex to traveling the world while simultaneously having three songs on Billboard’s Hot 100. Sam Smith's new album, In the Lonely Hour, comes out June 17.īritish singer-songwriter Sam Smith isn't shy.After falling under Disclosure’s dance-pop spell with their excellent debut LP Settle last summer, many started to wonder just who is this guy with the voice of an angel on “Latch”? Sam Smith’s voice alone nearly accomplishes what those lyrics detail. With a steady, well-trained swell of a voice and a knack for whipping in and out of his falsetto in a hairsbreadth, he doesn't feel the need to hide - not by stifling his vocal abilities and not by ducking beneath distracting, colorful production. IMPORTANT PRE-ANNOUNCEMENT:If any of you have heard the song Reminds Me Of You fully, you would have probably noticed the octave unison in some parts of th. referencing In The Lonely Hour: Drowning Shadows Edition (2×LP, Album) B002414601 This is a review of the vinyl 2LP edition. Sam Smith, 'In the Lonely Hour': Track-by-Track Album Review. But on his full-length debut, In the Lonely Hour, he proves that he can play that game when he feels like it. Track B3 (Side B Track 3) Lay me down has loud pop and partially lost sounds. Not even Disclosure's rise to fame as trendsetters for last year's U.K. garage revival could overshadow Sam Smith, who lent soulful. The album begins busily with "Money on My Mind," with its flurry of off-beat snaps, driving drums and pulsing keys.
Sam smith In The Lonely Hour (Album Trailer). Smith wastes no time showcasing his falsetto over the hook, defying the song's title by insisting that he actually doesn't have money on his mind: "I do it for the love," he repeats. : Sam smith, : In The Lonely Hour (Album Trailer), : 01:59, : mp3. Sam Smith e Beyoncé são os artistas que mais receberam indicações ao Grammy de 2015. In the Lonely Hour is brimming with love - though, as its title suggests, it's often unrequited. English singer Sam Smith has released three studio albums, one independent album, three live albums, one remix album, one soundtrack, thirteen extended plays, thirty-one singles (featuring on eight singles), and three promotional singles. O cantor britânico e a estrela do R&B foram indicados em cinco categorias. In the Lonely Hour, Smiths debut album, was released in May 2014. In tale after tale of affection, Smith sings of longing, self-doubt, jealousy and bad habits. With an aversion to genre commitment, Smith flits deftly from power-pop ballads ("Like I Can") to grandiose soul and gospel ("Stay With Me"). The show-stopping closer, "Lay Me Down," functions as the opening track's opposite it's simplistic in its compositional approach, and Smith takes advantage of the sparse landscape. As the song slowly builds, he deliberately releases each syllable of desire - politely but potently, asking for permission to be loved, his voice the most powerful instrument in the arrangement.
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