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He lays down overlapping vocals, adds twisty bits of electronica and employs his falsetto to great effect.Īt times, Khalid gets so introspective that the listener might feel like they've stumbled into a therapy session. If in the past he used just a little piano or a guitar lick, now he nestles his voice in hazy clouds of warm synth, murky echoes and usually some distorted effects. Khalid's sound has evolved and so has the fuller production elements. Though lately he's been collaborating with everyone from Halsey to Kane Brown, Khalid keeps the guest list light here (though John Mayer supplies nifty guitar work on "Outta My Head.") Two of the better tracks, "Better" and "Saturday Nights," appeared on Khalid's recent EP "Suncity" and he reunites with producers Charlie Handsome and Digi, who co-wrote many of the tracks. On the funky "Paradise," he acknowledges his maturity: "I've been thinking a little deeper/contemplation, getting cleaner." "Free Spirit" is a fuller, layered 17-track album of unrushed, somber pop from an artist extending his wings and proving why he's one of the most exciting voices in music today.
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The guy who worried a few years ago that his mom would kill him because his car smelled like marijuana is now singing "I shouldn't have to die to feel alive." And we find him on his full-length second album wrestling with deep stuff.