Neither explicitly retro nor overtly commercial, Lucky Daye is a singer/songwriter with a modern, slightly left-of-center approach to R&B with a foundation in classic soul. Like contemporaries BJ the Chicago Kid and Daniel Caesar, he's a synthesist of traditional and progressive modes, as showcased first on Painted (2019), his debut album, and Table for Two (2021), a duets EP. These Grammy-nominated recordings were followed by Candydrip, his first release to enter the Billboard 200. Singles such as "That's You" and "HERicane" paved the way for Daye's wider-ranging third album,...