Sam Smith IN THE LONELY HOUR 10/05/2015 There was a suffocating bleakness

There was a suffocating bleakness to much of VS

with each album expanding on the artistic advances of the previous one

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Hurt Like Mine

paving the way for the album's "official" release -- which included remastered tracks and the addition of concert favorite "Rivers and Roads" -- in early 2011

Sam Smith IN THE LONELY HOUR 10/05/2015 There was a suffocating bleaknessDisclosure's loping dance pop single "Latch," a number 11 U. K. hit in 2012, introduced Sam Smith, a London born vocalist with a deeply emotive voice. Smith grew up listening to R&B giants Chaka Khan, Luther Vandross, and Whitney Houston, but his first impression was unique, not merely for the richness of his voice, but its resoundingly expressive yet naturally delivered manner on a level most singers can't match with maximum effort. Early 2013