{"id":2009333,"date":"2026-06-24T20:38:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2009333"},"modified":"2026-06-24T20:38:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:38:49","slug":"sam-smith-announces-new-album-hazel-eyes-with-romantic-single-my-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2009333","title":{"rendered":"Sam Smith announces new album \u2018Hazel Eyes\u2019 with romantic single \u2018My Guy\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sam_smith_Collier-_Schorr.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Sam Smith announces new album \u2018Hazel Eyes\u2019 with romantic single \u2018My Guy\u2019<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>\u201cI tried to capture the glow and the warmth of love in this one, it makes me cry,\u00a0maybe it\u00a0will make you feel a little love too\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-24T21:38:49+01:00\">24th June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sam_smith_Collier-_Schorr-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"sam_smith_Collier _Schorr\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Sam Smith. CREDIT: Collier Schorr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Sam Smith\u00a0has announced their fifth album \u2018Hazel Eyes\u2019 and shared its romantic new single \u2018My Guy\u2019 \u2013\u00a0check\u00a0it out below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1063\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Sam Smith \u2013 \u2018Gloria\u2019 review: the most vital work of their career<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The singer-songwriter will release the new record and the follow-up to 2023\u2019s \u2018Gloria\u2019 on August 21 via Capitol Records UK. It is available\u00a0to\u00a0pre-order now\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fans have been given a taste of the record with\u00a0\u2018My Guy\u2019,\u00a0a warm and heartfelt track that shows off Smith\u2019s\u00a0deeply\u00a0soulful\u00a0vocals,\u00a0over a minimal, restrained backing.\u00a0\u201c<i>And like all good things, it caught me by surprise \/ You could dream he\u2019s yours all you want, but he\u2019s mine \/ He\u2019s my guy,<\/i>\u201d Smith sings.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the video for \u2018My Guy\u2019 here:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the single, Smith\u00a0has\u00a0said: \u201cThis is a song that I feel I have been waiting a lifetime to write and sing. Written with beautiful friends on a\u00a0summer\u2019s\u00a0day in New York, this one fell out of the sky.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this sometimes cold and distant world, I hope you can feel the love and the closeness of this recording. I tried to capture the glow and the warmth of love in this one, it makes me cry,\u00a0maybe it\u00a0will make you feel a little love too.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018Hazel Eyes\u2019,\u00a0which\u00a0includes the 2025 single \u2018To Be Free\u2019,\u00a0was created alongside Smith\u2019s longtime collaborator and friend Simon Aldred, with much of the 12-track album taking shape in New York.<\/p>\n<p>It\u00a0also features contributions from Feist and multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily, who has worked with Yoko Ono and Damien Rice, with parts of the album recorded at Electric Lady Studios.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZ-XySADCHH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Smith\u00a0has\u00a0said: \u201cThis album is an incredibly special record to me. I have been writing it for over three years with\u00a0a very small\u00a0group of beautiful, dear friends of mine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis album is very personal, and I feel I have deepened myself as an artist through the making of it, through being a producer on the record, to walking alongside this record from the start to the finish and pushing myself at every single turn. This record and this music is incredibly romantic. I\u2019ve learned so many life lessons through making this album, and I\u2019ve documented it all through the music.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sam Smith \u2013\u00a0\u2018Hazel Eyes\u2019\u00a0tracklist:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Everlasting Love\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hazel Eyes\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Moondance (feat. Feist)\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>My Guy\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>When\u00a0He\u2019sGone\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Thief\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Love Is\u00a0AStillness\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sugar Rush\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Oh Mother (feat. The\u00a0TwoCityChorus)\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Constant Companion\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hold On\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>To Be Free<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>On Friday (June 26), Smith will mark the start of NYC Pride Weekend with an intimate performance at\u00a0the Booking.com Theater at the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center.<\/p>\n<p><i>NME\u00a0<\/i>gave Smith\u2019s last album \u2018Gloria\u2019 a four-star review, writing: \u201cSmith\u2019s soulful voice is stunning throughout, and it\u2019s surely a sign of confidence that several songs feature such prominent and intricate backing vocals. When you\u2019re comfortable in yourself, you don\u2019t always have to push to the front. 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data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Chanel-Beads-Credit-Moni-Haworth-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Album Reviews<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Chanel Beads \u2013 \u2018Your Day Will Come\u2019 (2026) review: woozily brilliant indie-pop from an experimental darling<\/h3>\n<div class=\"td-editor-date\">\n<p>                                                            <span class=\"td-author-date\"><br \/>\n                                                                                                                                                <span class=\"entry-review-stars\"><i class=\"td-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"td-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"td-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"td-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"td-icon-star-empty\"><\/i><\/span>                                                                    <\/span>\n                                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Sam Smith\u00a0has announced their fifth album \u2018Hazel Eyes\u2019 and shared its romantic new single \u2018My Guy\u2019 \u2013\u00a0check\u00a0it out below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1063\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Sam Smith \u2013 \u2018Gloria\u2019 review: the most vital work of their career<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The singer-songwriter will release the new record and the follow-up to 2023\u2019s \u2018Gloria\u2019 on August 21 via Capitol Records UK. It is available\u00a0to\u00a0pre-order now\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fans have been given a taste of the record with\u00a0\u2018My Guy\u2019,\u00a0a warm and heartfelt track that shows off Smith\u2019s\u00a0deeply\u00a0soulful\u00a0vocals,\u00a0over a minimal, restrained backing.\u00a0\u201c<i>And like all good things, it caught me by surprise \/ You could dream he\u2019s yours all you want, but he\u2019s mine \/ He\u2019s my guy,<\/i>\u201d Smith sings.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the video for \u2018My Guy\u2019 here:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the single, Smith\u00a0has\u00a0said: \u201cThis is a song that I feel I have been waiting a lifetime to write and sing. Written with beautiful friends on a\u00a0summer\u2019s\u00a0day in New York, this one fell out of the sky.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this sometimes cold and distant world, I hope you can feel the love and the closeness of this recording. I tried to capture the glow and the warmth of love in this one, it makes me cry,\u00a0maybe it\u00a0will make you feel a little love too.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018Hazel Eyes\u2019,\u00a0which\u00a0includes the 2025 single \u2018To Be Free\u2019,\u00a0was created alongside Smith\u2019s longtime collaborator and friend Simon Aldred, with much of the 12-track album taking shape in New York.<\/p>\n<p>It\u00a0also features contributions from Feist and multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily, who has worked with Yoko Ono and Damien Rice, with parts of the album recorded at Electric Lady Studios.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZ-XySADCHH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Smith\u00a0has\u00a0said: \u201cThis album is an incredibly special record to me. I have been writing it for over three years with\u00a0a very small\u00a0group of beautiful, dear friends of mine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis album is very personal, and I feel I have deepened myself as an artist through the making of it, through being a producer on the record, to walking alongside this record from the start to the finish and pushing myself at every single turn. This record and this music is incredibly romantic. I\u2019ve learned so many life lessons through making this album, and I\u2019ve documented it all through the music.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sam Smith \u2013\u00a0\u2018Hazel Eyes\u2019\u00a0tracklist:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Everlasting Love\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hazel Eyes\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Moondance (feat. Feist)\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>My Guy\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>When\u00a0He\u2019sGone\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Thief\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Love Is\u00a0AStillness\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sugar Rush\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Oh Mother (feat. The\u00a0TwoCityChorus)\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Constant Companion\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hold On\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>To Be Free<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>On Friday (June 26), Smith will mark the start of NYC Pride Weekend with an intimate performance at\u00a0the Booking.com Theater at the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center.<\/p>\n<p><i>NME\u00a0<\/i>gave Smith\u2019s last album \u2018Gloria\u2019 a four-star review, writing: \u201cSmith\u2019s soulful voice is stunning throughout, and it\u2019s surely a sign of confidence that several songs feature such prominent and intricate backing vocals. When you\u2019re comfortable in yourself, you don\u2019t always have to push to the front. Smith\u2019s heavenly tone also helps to sell the odd bland line.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/sam-smith-announces-new-album-hazel-eyes-with-romantic-single-my-guy-3953056&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sam_smith_Collier-_Schorr.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Sam Smith announces new album \u2018Hazel Eyes\u2019 with romantic single \u2018My Guy\u2019 \u201cI tried to capture the glow and the warmth of love in this one, it makes me cry,\u00a0maybe it\u00a0will make you feel a little love too\u201d By Max Pilley 24th June 2026 Sam Smith. 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