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While he provided an emollient edge to Disclosure’s oscillating"Latch” and Naughty Boy’s playful “La La La”, the results are certainly less inspiring in his own environment.Sam Smith age, singer, height, wiki, is married, wikipedia, dating, now, kid, birthday, family, house, date of birth, religion, parents, nationality, where was born, biography, spouse, marriage, siblings, what happened to, how old is, who is, where is, where did come from, songs, stay with me, tour, new album, new song, 2017, tickets, lyrics, youtube, gay, lay me down, 2016, singer, tour 2017, news, 2014, latest song, tour dates, live, stay, cd, new album 2017, songs download, money on my mind, la la la, grammys, album download, download, songs list, mp3 download, discography, x factor, 2015, in the lonely hour, spectre, before, new song 2017, london, oscar song, new music, 2013, all songs, popular songs, awards, writing, new song 2016, christmas album, latest album, best songs, hits, album 2016, songs 2016, full album, artists like, new album release date, best of, first song, official website, new cd, new single, duet, shows, second album, play, songs featuring, young, latest news, collaborations, 2014 songs, first song, acoustic, latest, further, stay with me video, music download, new release, youtube music, today, merch, merchandise, coming out, manager, song stay with me, old, shirt, first album, latest song, concert tickets, new album songs, canciones, new album release, album release date, feat, playlist, record, movie, play musica de, before now, videos, top songs, twitter, instagram - Pocket News Alert Smith’ sugary falsetto comes across a tad one dimensional and inexpressive on his solo debut In The Lonely Hour. All its missing is a superfluous key change. That is, until final track Lay Me Down begins intimately before arriving at Boys II Men territory with a kitchen sink arrangement it’s Smith channelling the moment on X Factor where the white gowned gospel choir appear out of nowhere and the screen fills up with pixelated confetti. Most of the album steers clear of cliché rather deftly, and the uncluttered production avoids any unwelcome syrupy-ness. “Leave Your Lover/Leave him for me” he knows what he wants and he’s prepared to play dirty to get it. Here, Smith goes some way to shed the translucent sheen of self-depreciating introspection that lies heavy on most of In The Lonely Hour. It’s juxtaposition with “Leave Your Lover”, a well crafted and refreshingly direct track co written by Cherry Ghost’s Simon Aldred, is effective though. The irksome “Money on My Mind” leaves a little to be desired, both as album opener and lead single, and seems slightly disingenuous too “I don’t have money on my mind/I do it for the love”. All the meaningful introspection of his debut seems a tad unconvincing as a result. It’s doesn’t possess the visceral quality required to prickles the neck hairs, and it’s never arresting enough to transport the listener. It might be the sheer prettiness of his voice that limits its appeal.
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It’s certainly at the glossier end of the spectrum though at times Smith’s material sounds like Maverick Sabre put through a mangle, with all the interesting stuff straightened out. (I’m pretty sure latest single “Stay with Me” is as close to Sandé you can get without actually breaching copyright).
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Debut LP In The Lonely Hour sees Smith ride the tail end of the British Retro-Soul wave, and shares similarities with the likes of Emili Sandé and Adele.