Tom Smith announces debut solo album and Irish tour dates

Tom Smith has announced details of his debut solo album, There Is Nothing In The Dark That Isn’t There In The Light, set for release on December 5 via Play It Again Sam.

The singer-songwriter has also revealed he will play The Nerve Centre, Derry on September 13 – Roisin Dubh, Galway on September 14 – Cyprus Avenue, Cork on September 15 – Dolan’s Kasbah, Limerick on September 16 – and Set Theatre, Kilkenny on September 17.

Tickets are available here.

Produced by Iain Archer, the upcoming project's tracklist is as follows:

01 Deep Dive
02 How Many Times
03 Endings Are Breaking My Heart
04 Life Is For Living
05 Broken Time
06 Lights Of New York City
07 Souls
08 Northern Line
09 Leave
10 Saturday

 

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Having released the single 'Lights Of New York City' in June, Smith's latest track 'Life Is For Living' is out now.

“Life is for living, anyway you want, life is for living, live it till it’s gone... Iain and I stumbled across this line together," Smith said of the song.

"It felt like an empowering thing to say, and it spoke to the dreamlike, hopeful nature of the song."

After more than 20 years as the frontman of the rock band Editors and two albums with Smith & Burrows, the 44-year-old is now embarking on a solo career, describing the move as “motivated by a desire to reconnect with the raw, acoustic beginnings of his songwriting.”

You can check out the new single ‘Life Is For Living’ below.