As a whole, In The Lonely Hour comes across sounding like 47 minutes of cliche. There’s La La La, as well, with its meaningful lyrics and unforgettable tune, but all in all, you can only take so much of Smith’s syrupy nature (two to three tracks at most). In fact, Restart sounds a lot like Justin T’s rendition of Gone, if it were produced by the music directors of Hugh Grant’s Pop Goes My Heart. It’s annoyingly catchy and Smith’s falsettos reverberates with nostalgia. As the title song, the lyrics introduce the fictional band that performs on the album. Subpar lyrics aside, the ‘90s pop rock-inspired electro fusion in this one counts as a silver lining on an otherwise bland album. General Rating No More Lonely Love Songs. Lovelorn romantics will relate to the songs on Smith’s debut album and he admittedly somewhat breathes a bit of life into this thematically monochrome offering with songs like Restart. It somehow makes you think of a droopy-eyed basset hound, whining and pawing at the door, waiting for his missing owner. Money On My Mind - 0:00Good Thing - 3:13Stay With Me - 6:16Leave Your Lover - 9:09I'm Not The Only One - 12:19I've Told You Now - 16:02Like I Can - 15:58Life. Smith agonisingly beseeches for his lady heartbreaker to “Call me baby, I know I’m not the only one” in I’m Not The Only One and pines “You’re the one designed for me, a distant stranger that I will complete” on Make It To Me, where he recounts his miserable status as a bachelor.
SINGAPORE - It must’ve been one hell of a bad girl who broke the heart of this suave 22-year-old, what with lyrics revolving around his broken heart, unrequited love, and less-than-subtle pleading to ditch “that other guy” for this soulful blue-eyed lover.
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