Sam Smith has announced the release of their fifth album “Hazel Eyes,” releasing on August 21 via Capitol Records.

Smith co-produced “Hazel Eyes” with Simon Aldred and David Odlum, touting 12 songs that were crafted with collaborators Feist, Shahzad Ismaily and Rob Moose. The record was partly recorded at Electric Lady Studios and is described in a press release as “a heartfelt ode to the city of New York which Sam now calls home.”

“This album is an incredibly special record to me,” says Smith. “I have been writing it for over three years with a very small group of beautiful, dear friends of mine. This 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’ve learned so many life lessons through making this album, and I’ve documented it all through the music.”

To accompany the album announcement, the singer-songwriter has put out the new single “My Guy,” co-written by Smith, Feist and Ismaily, along with its music video.

”This is a song that I feel I have been waiting a lifetime to write and sing,” notes Smith. “Written with beautiful friends on a summer’s day in New York, this one fell out of the sky. In 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, maybe it will make you feel a little love too.”

Smith last released their 2023 album “Gloria” featuring the single “Unholy” with Kim Petras. More recently, Smith staged residencies at Brooklyn’s Warsaw and San Francisco’s Castro Theatre, where they were one of the first performers to grace the refurbished stage.

Check out the tracklist for “Hazel Eyes” below: