I was a pretty big fan of Apple’s based on Tidal alone but when her second album came out the whole game changed.

When the Pawn…, as it is popularly known (the full title is a 90-word poem), is quite simply one of the greatest albums I’ve ever heard. And experiencing it for the first time was an unexpected pleasure. When I buy a new album, particularly the sophomore release of a young artist, I’m hoping to like it, maybe even love it — I’m never expecting a masterpiece. But that’s exactly what I got.

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