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The Thrill of It All
Pop · 2017 · 14 tracks · 49m

The Thrill of It All

A collection of stark, gospel-tinged soul ballads. Intimate piano and massive choral arrangements frame a voice that sounds like a matter of life and death.

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It's like a gospel-infused diary of a heartbreak that sounds best when the lights are low.

A dignified and soul-baring exploration of loss that finds a strange kind of majesty in sadness.

The Thrill of It All · vs · Sam Smith
Cathedral+4.0σ

Cathedral saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 49m
01
Too Good at Goodbyes
3:21
02
Say It First
4:08
03
One Last Song
3:13
04
Midnight Train
3:27
05
Burning
3:23
06
HIM
3:10
07
Baby, You Make Me Crazy
3:28
08
No Peace
4:43
09
Palace
3:07
10
Pray
3:42
11
Nothing Left for You
3:47
12
The Thrill of It All
3:29
13
Scars
3:04
14
One Day at a Time
3:29
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden, swelling entrance of the gospel choir on 'HIM' that transforms a private prayer into a public anthem.
The skeletal, finger-picked guitar on 'Palace' that makes the vocal feel like it's being whispered directly into your ear.
The rhythmic, finger-snap drive of 'Too Good at Goodbyes' that provides a steady pulse against the soaring emotional peaks.
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