My Mess, My Heart, My Life
2026 studio album by Myles Smith
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My Mess, My Heart, My Life. is the debut studio album by the British singer-songwriter Myles Smith. It was announced on 20 March 2026 and released on 19 June 2026.[2]
Released19 June 2026
Length45:54
Labels
- It's Okay to Feel
- Sony UK
Producers
- Ammo
- Will Bloomfield
- Peter Fenn
- Jesse Fink
- Oscar Görres
- Gabe Simon
- Myles Smith
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| Released | 19 June 2026 | |||
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The album includes "Stargazing" and "Nice to Meet You" from A Minute... (2024) and "Gold" from A Minute, a Moment... (2025).
The album will be supported with an English and Irish arena tour in November 2026.[3]
On 30 April 2026, Myles announced he would push the release date back by a week from its original date of 12 June 2026.[4]
Reception
Alexis Petridis from The Guardian gave the album 2 out of 5 stars, saying "how indebted Smith still is to the artists he started out covering", referencing Mumford & Sons, Coldplay and Ed Sheeran. Petridis also called the album "faceless and formulaic", adding, "As it is, it's hard to see what Smith is actually bringing to the party, beyond an amalgamation of his favourite artists".[5]
Elise Ryan from SFGate gave the album 3.5/5, saying, "Smith is at his best, here, when he is vulnerable and direct — building out the character behind the emotional lyrics that brought his ascension."[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "My Mess" |
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| 3:11 |
| 2. | "Hold Me in the Dark" | 3:17 | ||
| 3. | "Hate You" |
| 3:16 | |
| 4. | "Grandma's Place" |
| 3:31 | |
| 5. | "Mary's Song" |
| 2:31 | |
| 6. | "Sertraline" |
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| 3:16 |
| 7. | "Drive Safe" (with Niall Horan) |
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| 3:21 |
| 8. | "Heaven" |
| 3:10 | |
| 9. | "Dying Days" |
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| 3:22 |
| 10. | "Lifetime" |
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| 3:12 |
| 11. | "Dublin Lights" |
| 2:09 | |
| 12. | "Stargazing" |
| Fenn | 2:52 |
| 13. | "Nice to Meet You" |
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| 2:56 |
| 14. | "Stay (If You Wanna Dance)" |
| Görres | 3:06 |
| 15. | "Gold" |
| 2:44 | |
| Total length: | 45:54 | |||
Note
Personnel
Credits are adapted from Tidal.[7]
Musicians
- Myles Smith – vocals, background vocals (all tracks); acoustic guitar (track 6)
- Peter Fenn – piano (1–3, 5, 9–13), acoustic guitar (1, 2, 5, 7, 9–11, 13), mandolin (1, 2), background vocals (1, 3, 5, 7–13, 15), bass (1, 3, 5, 7–11, 13, 15), synthesizer (1, 3, 7, 9, 12, 15), electric guitar (1, 7), programming (2, 3, 5–13, 15), guitar (3, 6, 12, 15), drums (3, 10), percussion (7, 11–13), sound effects (9), banjo (11), keyboards (15)
- Jesse Fink – background vocals (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 15), guitar (15)
- Griff Clawson – background vocals (1, 3), bass (3, 5); acoustic guitar, piano, programming (5)
- Sam Romans – background vocals (1, 3)
- Lily Honigberg – fiddle (1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 13), strings (8)
- Steph Jones – background vocals (1, 5–7)
- Keyhan Kamelian – piano (1, 10)
- Gabe Simon – background vocals (2, 4, 6, 11); drums, programming (2, 4, 6); bass, electric guitar, synthesizer (2, 4); acoustic guitar, mandolin, percussion (2, 6); bouzouki, Hammond organ, horn (2); piano (4, 6); guitar, organ, strings (4)
- Phil Plested – background vocals (2, 7, 13)
- Carrie K – drums (2, 10); background vocals, percussion (2)
- Jamie Scott – acoustic guitar, background vocals, piano (2)
- Michael Pollack – background vocals (3, 5)
- Alexander Izquierdo – background vocals (3, 11)
- Mikky Ekko – background vocals (6, 14)
- Will Bloomfield – acoustic guitar, bass, percussion, programming, synthesizer (7)
- Niall Horan – vocals, background vocals (7)
- Kiel Feher – drums (8, 9)
- Iona Reid – piano (8), fiddle (11)
- Ammo – acoustic guitar, background vocals, piano, programming (8)
- Deza – background vocals (9)
- Davide Rossi – violin, viola, cello, performance arrangement (10)
- Cleo Tighe – background vocals (11)
- Eoin Griffin – banjo (11)
- Catherine McGoldrick – flute (11)
- John James Devine – uilleann pipes, whistles (11)
- Dominic Martinez – background vocals (12)
- Haley Evans – background vocals (12)
- Kyle McLeod – background vocals (12)
- Dan Smith – background vocals (13)
- Oscar Görres – background vocals, banjo, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, mandolin, piano, programming (14)
- Rami Yacoub – background vocals (14)
- Lucas Tredrea – background vocals (15)
Technical
- Peter Fenn – engineering (1–13, 15)
- Gabe Simon – engineering (2, 4, 6)
- Ishaan Nimkar – engineering (2)
- Maddie Harmon – engineering (2), engineering assistance (4, 6)
- Griff Clawson – engineering (3, 5)
- Mike Horner – engineering (3, 5)
- Madison Claridge – engineering (7)
- Martin Hannah – engineering (7)
- Robert Sellens – engineering (7)
- Will Bloomfield – engineering (7)
- Jake Stainer – engineering (8, 10, 11)
- Ammo – engineering (8)
- Davide Rossi – engineering (10)
- Oscar Görres – engineering (14)
- Federica Cottone – additional engineering (2)
- Michael Freeman – mixing (1–13)
- Alex Ghenea – mixing (14)
- Joe LaPorta – mastering
Charts
| Chart (2026) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] | 41 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 63 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 27 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] | 24 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] | 61 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] | 28 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[14] | 53 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] | 33 |
| German Pop Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] | 12 |
| Irish Albums (Official Charts)[17] | 48 |
| Norwegian Albums (IFPI Norge)[18] | 68 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[19] | 2 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] | 22 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[21] | 2 |
| US Billboard 200[22] | 135 |
| US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard)[23] | 10 |
| US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard)[24] | 36 |