Billboard premiered Smooth from Elliot James Mulhern exclusively this afternoon. The new single, mastered by Frank Arkwright (Oasis, Coldplay, Blur) at Abbey Road Studios and upcoming album ALWAYS LATELY was announced and currently available for Pre-Order on Vinyl, CD and Pre-Save digitally on AppleMusic + Spotify.

“‘Smooth’ is the first song I wrote for ALWAYS LATELY. It’s about betrayal (in a deeply affectionate way) and getting your frustrations in order, but letting them drive qualities of yourself you love the most,” James explains to Billboard. “The choir at the beginning of the song is an iPhone voice memo of my parents’ choir at Christmas — it gives me chills every time.”

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