Malcolm Todd's self-titled debut made good on every bit of the hype that TikTok built around him. The Los Angeles singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist splits the difference between alternative R&B and indie pop, stacking funky guitar riffs, loose drums, and warm synths under a voice that can turn from cocky to raw inside a single verse. Across fourteen tracks, produced with bandmate Jonah Cochran and Charlie Ziman, it plays as funny, anxious, and unguarded all at once, with 'Chest Pain (I Love)' and a guest turn from Omar Apollo among the standouts.