Sam Smith’s highly anticipated follow-up to his Grammy-winning debut arrives next month.
Titled The Thrill of It All, the new album will drop November 3.
Opening with his comeback single Too Good at Goodbyes, the 10-track record sees Smith working with longtime collaborator and friend Jimmy Napes as well as widening his palette and drafting Malay, Stargate, Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd and, probably most surprising, Timbaland.
The British crooner also revealed the first dates of what will be a lengthy world tour in support of the new record.
The tour, which is named after the album, opens June 18 in Toronto and includes a two-night stint at Staples Center on August 28-29 before wrapping in Calgary, Canada, on September 13.
To mark the announcement, Smith also shared the album’s closing track, Pray. Produced by Timbaland, the gospel-tinged track is a stirring number about searching for hope. Those who pre-ordered the album on streaming services got their hands on the track today.
“I lift up my head and the world is on fire / There’s dread in my heart and fear in my bones / And I just don’t know what to say,” he sings. “Maybe I’ll pray.”
