To preemptively counteract any critical accusations that the utter hollowness of such a move clearly demonstrates the music industry big guns are interested in profit over good music and are paving a path to their own destruction and yadda yadda yadda, the minor gods in control of the radio (and therefore America’s general musical taste) have decided to drop a Sam Smith song into the fray. You’ve still got the aftereffects of the trap boom, obviously (Jason Derulo’s nonsensical “Talk Dirty to Me” and the memetically-omnipresent “Turn Down for What” stand out), but also very present are the simplistic pop-reggae of “Rude,” seemingly straight out of the late ‘90s, the classically Latin-pop-guitar-driven “Am I Wrong,” and the the-’80s-called-and-they-want-Lionel-Richie-back ballad “All of Me” leading the way for the resurgence of ostensibly analog, instrument-driven music in the charts. The fact that we’re now considering MJ and Prince “classics” notwithstanding, the song’s popularity is a pretty good indicator that the Billboard charts have shifted violently away from Pitbull-addled EDM. The most obvious (and cringe-worthy) example is MKTO’s “Classic,” bearing the flag of pop’s “return to roots” with the subtlety of a sledgehammer and a proclivity towards slickly-produced arena-fillers worshipping at the feet of Adam Levine circa Hands All Over. With so much material, it must have been hard to choose just a handful to feature in his upcoming album.Review Summary: This ain't love, it's clear to see.įor those of you who don’t listen to the radio on a regular basis (and judging by the abundance of metalheads on Sputnik, it’s likely that most of you don’t), the top 40 has started moving back in the direction of a rose-tinted affirmation that the past had some darn good music. It has also been reported that he has written more than 130 songs in the past two years. Love you all, and see you in the not so distant future."Įarlier this year, Smith first teased new music when he posted photos of his sessions in the recording studio. I've poured my soul and heart into this record. Something is coming very very very very soon," he continued. I feel so rejuvenated and have so many stories I can't wait to tell you." "Thank you for being so patient and for letting me have the past year to really escape into my mind & write music so freely. "First of all I want to say thank you," he wrote. The Grammy Award winner also explained his long absence from the music scene and thanked his fans for understanding that he needed time to himself. Prior to the appearance of the billboards in both places, Smith posted a heartfelt letter to his fans and promised that soon they will no longer have to wait. With the Spotify logo also present in the ads, it can be assumed that Smith's new music will debut on the streaming platform as well.Ī post shared by Sam Smith on at 7:35am PDT However, it is highly likely that it will be a single. Smith did not reveal anything else about the billboards apart from their location, so it remains to be seen whether the date refers to the release of a new single or his second album entirely.
8, which means the world will be blessed with new music from the British crooner quite soon. The date featured on the billboards is Sept. The first billboard is located in the Shoreditch neighborhood in London, while the second one is found in Los Angeles, California. Smith took to Instagram to share two photos of billboards that featured him, his name, a Spotify logo and an accompanying date.
Sam Smith has not dropped a new album since "In the Lonely Hour" was released back in 2014, but it looks like that is all about to change. Facebook Twitter Email Print Img No-img Menu Whatsapp Google Reddit Digg Stumbleupon Linkedin Comment 0 Sam Smith is releasing new music on Sept.