Ed Sheeran previews upcoming ‘-‘ single ‘Eyes Closed’

nme.com:

Ed Sheeran has shared a preview of an upcoming new track, ‘Eyes Closed’ – check out the posts below.The song will appear on the singer-songwriter’s fifth studio album ‘-‘ (‘Subtract’), which is due for release on May 5 via Asylum/Atlantic (pre-order/pre-save here).Taking to TikTok this week, Sheeran posted a series of videos of himself performing an as-yet-unheard piece of music.

The first upload saw the star play two repeated guitar parts in a split screen format.“Wanna hear the lyrics to this as well?” he wrote as the caption along with the hashtag #NewMusic.

In a follow-up clip, Sheeran added his vocal before sharing a brief piano-led performance yesterday (March 9).He sang: “So I’m dancing with my eyes closed/ ‘Cause everywhere I look I still see you/ Time is moving so slow/ And I don’t know what else that I can do/ So I’ll keep dancing with my eyes closed.”The caption revealed that ‘Eyes Closed’ will be released as a single on Friday, March 24.

You can check out all three clips below.Eyes Closed. 24.03.23 x #NewMusic ♬ Eyes Closed – Ed Sheeran Wanna hear the lyrics to this as well? #NewMusic ♬ original sound – Ed Sheeran #duet with @Ed Sheeran I’ll keep dancing with my eyes closed… #NewMusic ♬ Eyes Closed – Ed Sheeran Per a press release, ‘-‘ is an acoustic-driven record that serves as the “last in [Sheeran’s] decade-spanning mathematical album era”.