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...

STheDon, the Sleaford-bred solo artist and producer now rooted in Lincolnshire, has returned with "The Devil Made Me Do It", a profoundly dark single that confronts the psychological toll of street survival. Operating under Samurai Recordings, he typically splits his time cementing his own distinct lane while producing for collaborators like HouseShaker, Katy SP, and 16 Pulse. Here, however, he turns the spotlight entirely...