Small-town life feels still smaller in the midst of a global pandemic, but Smoothboi Ezra, who’s coming of age amidst fireworks of hype, is using it to produce brilliant, introspective pop. “I don’t really know where I fit in, because I don’t really know what genre of music I make,” they told NME in an early-career feature interview. “I make stuff and if it sounds ok, I’ll release it.” Read more

by James Hendicott