Sam Smith Will Release Album Gloria On January 27, 2023

JAKARTA - Sam Smith will release his fourth studio album, entitled Gloria, which will be released on January 27, 2023. This album was performed by Smith together with Jimmy Napes, Stargate, and Max Martin.

He said that his new album was not only creativity but also a revolution against him personally.

In lyric, Smith's songs will have a deeper and wider meaning with themes about sex, lies, passion, self-expression and imperfections.

"This album feels like emotional, sexual, spiritual freedom. It's so beautiful to be able to sing freely again. Surprisingly, it feels like my first recording and it feels like a transition to adulthood," Smith was quoted as saying by Variety, Tuesday, October 18.

The album, which was recorded in Jamaica, Los Angeles, and London, begins with the song Unholy, featuring Kim Petras. The song was successful on the charts, being second on the Billboard Hot 100 or behind Steve Lacy's Bad Habits.

An official video for Unholy tells the story of a person named John who avoids his wife and enters the news of his favorite sex club, just to find pleasure in his publicly exposed guilt.

The music video was directed by Floria Sigismondi (The Runaways, David Bowie, Christina Aguilera) and was co-archied by the French dance group (LA) HOrdE. Unholy video also features brilliant acting by Gottmik and ruPaul's Drag Race'ssaman porn star.