The up and coming singer is going to be on a lot of planes in 2014, shuttling back and forth from the UK to the U.S., where his career is picking up major steam thanks to Disclosure's "Latch," which was a huge hit in the UK last year and is just now finally gaining traction on American radio. Smith says he wrote that song during his first session with the brotherly duo, Guy and Howard Lawrence, who reached out to him after hearing his song "Lay Me Down."

"I was working at a bar when we did this," Smith recounts. "I've witnessed their project, from their first single, then their album, and seen how it lifted off. You know, how the album has just taken over. It's been incredible to be a part of that."

While features on the Disclosure song and Naughty Boy's "La La La," may be why his voice sounds familiar, it's his original music that will officially make you a fan. Smith released his debut EP, Nirvana, in January with his first full length, In The Lonely Hour, scheduled to follow on June 16. And while the EP is meant to serve as an introductory marketing tool for his label, it was something else entirely for Smith.

"'Nirvana' was my breath of fresh air� I actually wrote that song with the guys [co-writers James Napier, Anup Paul, Harry Craze and Hugo Chegwin, better known as producing team Craze & Hoax] and we released that halfway through making In The Lonely Hour. That was more of me taking a breather for a second�because it was so depressing," Smith says with a laugh.

That need for a breather makes sense once Smith explains that the album tackles an intensely personal topic: his love life. Or rather, his lack thereof.