Blake (you may have heard of him) set the world on fire with his debut album, In The Lonely Hour.
But no sooner than our tears had dried, he’s back for a second round with new record, The Thrill Of It All.
After a sleepless night (Sam says it felt like he was “in labour” before the album dropped) he joined Nick Grimshaw on The Radio 1 Breakfast Show for a special listening party for the new album.
Listen in full to Blake’s listening party
Sam talked us through some of his favourite songs on the new album, shared some love for Fifth Harmony and told us what he got up to when he spent time in Australia. (Hint: It involved high heels).
Here’s what he had to say about The Thrill Of It All.
One Last Song
Sam flew to Nashville to write songs for his album, teaming up on this track with Jimmy Napes (who he previously wrote Stay With Me with) and Tyler Johnson.
But there was a fourth person in that room, at least as far as Sam was concerned.
“I kept writing songs about the guy who the first album was about,” he told Nick.
“He kept coming back into my mind every now and then and I was just sick of writing about him.
“I said to myself, this is one last song for this guy. This is one last song for him.”
Sam has made a career out of singing about failed relationships but admitted that his success doesn’t make things hurt any less.
“Heartbreak still kills me. It scares me every time.”f
