An artist’s sophomore album is often considered the most important in a career.
A debut is usually populated with songs that have stewed for months or years. But once success lands with a wallop, as it did for Benson Boone, the stakes are elevated with the prevailing attitude of, "You impressed us once, so what’s next, kid?"
“American Heart,” Boone’s follow-up to his 2024 debut, “Fireworks & Rollerblades,” proves his durability as one of pop’s most intriguing new talents, known as much for his agile voice as the backflips he lands during live performances.
Any rumblings of two-hit wonder status following Boone, 22, after his chart-topping “Beautiful Things” and secondary offering “Slow it Down,” were quashed following the success of the first two singles from “American Heart," and an upcoming sold-out arena tour. The drum-loop driven “Sorry I’m Here for Someone Else” continued his chart streak, while “Mystical Magical,” with its interpolation of Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical” in the chorus, enforces the ‘80s vibe that permeates his new album.
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