London's
Myles Smith
rose to viral fame in 2022 with his warm acoustic cover of
the Neighbourhood
's "Sweater Weather," a video of which helped him earn a major-label deal with
RCA Records
. His debut EP for the label, 2024's
You Promised a Lifetime
, was well received, but it was his follow-up single, "Stargazing," that became
Smith
's first major hit. The uplifting indie folk track anchors
A Minute¿
, the singer/songwriter's second EP, which was released later that same year. Like its predecessor,
blends lush pop production with poignant folk that recalls U.K. forebears like
Ed Sheeran
,
Marcus Mumford
, and even a bit of
Coldplay
. The EP's other advance singles include "Wait for You" and the
James Bay
-assisted "Waste." ~ Timothy Monger