The singer/rapper/producer 2hollis emerged online in 2020, cloaked in otherworldly mystique and presenting a singular aesthetic universe (blend medieval fantasy, Howl’s Moving Castle, Rick Owens, and Prince, and you’re halfway there). As 2hollis’ lore has deepened, his music has evolved from the Drain Gang-indebted cloud rap of his earliest EPs to 2023’s rave-ready 2 to the forward-thinking dance-pop of 2024’s boy and 2025’s star. Past the personal myth-making and god-level aura-maxxing is a catalog of songs that merits the cult audience—a bionic hybrid of new-gen rap, pop, and dance music, filtered through the lens of a die-hard romantic. The cover art of 2hollis’ fifth album, Pirouette, was hand-drawn by Yoshitaka Amano, the legendary Japanese illustrator best known for his work on the Final Fantasy series. The gothic romance of the imagery is fitting: While previous 2hollis records have explored intense crushes, sensuality, and regret, Pirouette is the 22-year-old’s first album inspired by true love. Across 16 vignettes, the album tells an elliptical story about love in all its redemptive and destructive glory over self-made beats (with occasional assistance from Skai, Ginseng, Andrew Aged, and Mk.gee) that bounce from blistering rave-rap to baroque chamber music to earnest EDM. He longs to get closer on club bangers like “Skin” and “Sex,” while “The Lady in Red” blends post-Opium rap, Prince-esque guitar, and gothic melodrama. The narrative shifts on “Hurt” as the relationship unravels into glitchy chaos and our antihero embraces the pain. It’s the most openhearted work yet from one of the 2020s’ most compelling cult figures.