is the stage persona of , a California rapper and spoken word artist who, after earning a major-label contract with in 2017, entered the wider public consciousness as a viral entrant in NPR's 2018 Tiny Desk Contest. Following the success of his quirky pop-rap track "Peach Scone," toured the country with his wily backing band, , while wrapping up work on his second studio album, . Like its predecessor, 2016's , the follow-up delivers another busy bouquet of semi-comedic, ultra-personal indie-rap delivered in a cracked voice that swerves between full-bore emo and confessional patter. Against a motley backdrop of raucous blown-out rock, bright jazz affectations, melodic piano voicings, and an unusual amount of cello, airs out his grievances, his sincerest desires, and his visions of society and humanity at large. ~ Timothy Monger