The album is so intensely personal and revealing that Sam has previously described it as “dangerous”. This is only hinted at by the soulful lead single ‘Too Good At Goodbyes’ standout album tracks ‘HIM’ and ‘Burning’ positively soar with jubilant gospel choirs and powerful religious iconography. A gospel influence runs throughout the record. Although aimed squarely at the mainstream, with big, swooping choruses that showcase his vocal acrobatics, it’s a record that sees him explore new musical terrain and subtly provocative lyrics. It was during this freewheeling period that Sam began to work on his new album, ‘The Thrill Of It All’, released today (November 3). It just killed me because I wanted it to happen.”
That hurts more, sometimes, because I was so close to something being so amazing. I wasn’t in love with him, but it was more the hope of what it could have been. It was all because I broke up with a guy. I didn’t feel like I was treating myself with a lot of respect at that time. “It was fun – it was super-fun – but it wasn’t me. “I was out gay-clubbing three or four times a week, smoking and drinking too much, giving my heart away a bit too easily,” he tells NME. It is, however, the behaviour of a man who’s been through a bruising break-up. This is not necessarily the behaviour of an Oscar-winning pop star whose 2014 album ‘In The Lonely Hour’ made history in America as the fastest-selling debut by a British male solo artist and whose life experiences seem far removed from yours and mine. If you happened to hit the gay clubs in London last year, there’s a good chance you’ll have seen Sam Smith knocking back a tequila, kicking it in the smoking area and being generally – in his own words – “off-my-face drunk”.
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