featured! Sam smith describes their third album as "2020 ABBA"

[Spicechinodiva]

Sam Smith revealed to Zane Lowe on Apple Music Beats 1 that their new album has taken an interesting turn.

It's inspired by Swedish 70s group ABBA. “It’s 2020 ABBA,” they said.

“I’m trying to own that because that is a genuine feeling that comes out sometimes in the studio and it’s fun,” they continue. “It’s really fun to go to that place. With us, with me and Demi singing, I know that we’re so inspired by those things [like musical theater].” They consider it an F U to the status quo. “I think this song really, for me, is about feeling no shame in some of the things that I make because I’m releasing music in a climate where music’s really cool a lot of the time. It’s really, really cool.”

“It’s me saying that I’m going to reach and it’s okay, you know?” they continued. “And it’s okay to play around and have these moments without feeling ashamed for being really pop, you know? When you see the video, you’re going to scream.”

Smith is doing a disco album based on the 70s version. Not the 80s MTV trend as they dub it.

They also announced that "Dancing With A Stranger" with Normani, "How do you sleep?" and "To Die For" are likely to be excluded from the new revamped third album.

That means their Calvin Harris collaboration "Promises" and their cover of Donna Summer's disco classic "I Feel Love" is still on the final project.

Are you ready for Disco Sam Smith?
 

[Roxxy]

Future Nostalgia impact. 

[Jordan Miller]

Ok this could either go really well or really bad. There is no in between. 

[Marley]

Queen Cher inspired a new movement too, don't forget that 😉

[Lafi]

I hope they don't scrapped any singles. I want every single on their album 

[Spicechinodiva]

37 minutes ago, Lafi said:

I hope they don't scrapped any singles. I want every single on their album 

Maybe as a target exclusive. But then again thx to the new music industry. Non album singles are a thing now. 

[Jordan Miller]

3 minutes ago, Spicechinodiva said:

Maybe as a target exclusive. But then again thx to the new music industry. Non album singles are a thing now. 

I think this is a good thing right? 

[Spicechinodiva]

4 minutes ago, JordanMiller said:

I think this is a good thing right? 

Exactly. Plus a couple of those tracks are R&B ish. And probably won't fit the disco vibe they are going for.

[BritneyWithGlasses]

I can see him going in 2 ways:

the first is going to be typical pop-disco -based on his previous basic-and-not-catchy-NOR-good-enough-for-my-mtv-to-play-but-plays-sometime-at-forever21 singles 
the second is that hes going out of his way and give us a future nostalgia/confessions/fine line and makes us shift our pants 

CHOSE YOUR FIGHTER 

[GMFlop]

He has a boring voice. 

[KillersWhoArePartying]

i hate how pop music is coming back as discoo

not a disco fan can we get some dance-pop back up in here

[puresin_rg]

Let’s hope it’s not sad album like his previous ones..He has a good voice but..He sounds as if he’s crying the whole album..Like..Hello??  We need more happy music..Don’t cru the entire album pls..

[FrenchToast]

I feel "Confessions on a Dancefloor" x "Jimmy Sommerville" vibes... 
I hope this will be tastefully made, but if he's too much (as in the I'm ready video), that can be terrible...

[Puppy]

On 4/18/2020 at 9:00 AM, JordanMiller said:

Ok this could either go really well or really bad. There is no in between. 

 
 

Thanks for the reality check. 

[DAVHASTASTE]

UGH. 
I loved To Die For and for the first time i was truly curious about his next project.
Now i'm already bored, bye.

[Ofcoursenot]

ABBA? He better work (*****) then

With the last singles I feel he lost direction with his sound

I like his singles tho

[Thecodeman25]

Why would promises be on the album? That song will be two years old  soon. And it’s calvins song. Also I feel love was terrible.

[Cheshire-B]

how did Sam became "famous" anyway ? 

[HauntedCircus]

Boring. .

I'm so done with Sam Smith. I liked a couple of his songs when he first came out but he's become really pretentious and annoying.