Lubalin: Influences

Like any extremely-online pop polymath who came of age in the 2010s, Montreal’s Lubalin can attest to the game-changing influence of Frank Ocean and Kanye West, who showed the “internet drama” diarist how to reveal his most vulnerable emotions while still projecting an air of mystique and untouchable cool. But in his quieter acoustic moments, you’ll hear a confessional songwriting style that harks back to indie troubadours like Elliott Smith and José González.