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...

Jacob Chacko’s new single "Over The Top" hits with the specific intensity of a crowded escalator on December 23rd, but thankfully minus the existential dread. While Chacko is known as "Indie Music’s Champion of Positivity," this track feels less like a polite championing and more like a jubilant shout across a crowded room. https://open.spotify.com/track/7LUCC67PDnfZ3Cz7nvH4y8?si=b8fcabce132b43ea Musically, the track delivers on its promise of Organic Pop-Rock infused with...