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...

You should believe that this new song is just like his other work—simultaneously calming yet captivating. The new song by LOH-renzo, "Menace," depicts a time in his life when he was obnoxious about himself and his accomplishments and serves as a reflection of his journey so far. It dives inside his bold, young character, revealing a self-assured (and maybe a little conceited) side that he has...