Constant Smiles

Fans of Beach Fossils, Ulrika Spacek or Real Estate, mark your calendars: Constant Smiles plays Supersonic Paris on March 13, 2026. The American collective led by Ben Jones arrives with Moonflowers, their first release on Felte — an ambient pop with clear contours, built from layers that unfold slowly, like the night-blooming flowers that give the record its name.

Founded in 2009, Constant Smiles has long shifted its shape through changing collaborators: noise-laden washes, cinematic chamber pop, cool synth-pop with cold-wave overtones. Since late 2022, the arrival of drummer-vocalist Nora Knight alongside Jones and long-time bassist Spike Currier has tightened the songwriting. The songs have become more stripped-back and more impactful, while retaining the dreamy veil that is the band's signature.

On stage, their new material balances restraint and unforced surges, with echoes of Talk Talk, Nick Drake, Adrianne Lenker and chamber-pop detours reminiscent of Jim O'Rourke. A set designed to let the textures breathe and to let the melody surface at just the right moment.