The moment the jaunty guitar kicks in on John Smyths’ new single, "Now I'm Wiser", you feel a familiar, comfortable warmth. It’s the sound of a good chair in a bar where the floor is sticky with spilled truths. And then the story starts, a classic yarn of a hard-living past yielding to a peaceful present. Smyths, a Dutch ex-metalhead singing country out of...

The indie pop duo Grace & Moji have finally released their latest project, “Sad Times." They attempted to establish themselves as independent people while still in a relationship with one another, which had an influence on their plot. The Sad Times video compliments is a visual extravaganza, fusing reality with fantasy to explore the complexities of being sad. The video is directed by John Frost, and...