For years, the most consistent thing about Constant Smiles was their name. Singer/songwriter Ben Jones surrounded himself with shifting collaborators and sounds that spanned Lost’s moody outbursts, Paragons‘ folk-pop, and Kenneth Anger‘s shimmering electronics. Given that history, Moonflowers‘ musical and emotional openness comes as a surprise — but a welcome one. The album’s search for connection and growth is reflected in Constant Smiles’ own trajectory: Late in 2022, drummer Nora Knight joined Jones and longtime bassist Spike Currier, completing the band’s first-ever permanent lineup. This stability has done wonders. Bolstered by warm, immediate production, Moonflowers‘ sophisticated yet lived-in songs bloom as they balance…