“The Norwegian duo Smerz combine an intimate R&B sensibility with slow, shuffling electronic beats. Their songs capture a sense of youthful, emotional turmoil—the vocalists/producers Catharina Stoltenberg and Henriette Motzfeldt told i-D that one of their recent singles, “Because,” is about “being careless while wanting to care.” This malaise finds fuller expression on their new track “No harm.”
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