Three years separate fans of Sam Smith from the superstar’s last album, 2023’s ‘Gloria,’ but the wait for an official follow-up ended with the unveiling of ‘Hazel Eyes‘ on Friday (August 21).

Created alongside longitme friend and collaborator Simon Aldred, ‘Hazel’ comes as a 12-song affair boasting only two featured acts on its standard edition – TwoCity Chorus and Feist.

Home to singles ‘When He’s Gone,’ ‘Constant Companion,’ ‘My Guy,’ ‘Oh Mother,’ ‘Love Is a Stillness,’ and ‘To Be Free,’ the Capitol Records-released set comes as Smith’s first studio effort to arrive to digital shelves without ownership of a Hot 100 hit to its credit.

Still forging ahead to Billboard 200 battle, ‘Eyes’ is available for listeners’ streaming pleasure inside courtesy of Apple Music and Spotify.

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