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...

I want to encourage any young people reading this song to listen because it was written primarily for them by Ella Holly. You can believe that she wrote this song, especially for you. Every day, we work to bring you fresh music from new artists. Here's a performance by Ella Holly, a vocalist from Hertfordshire. A modern pop tune with infectious melodies and passionate vocals, her...