Phil Plested writes supercharged pop songs that boil with passion, like 3 a.m. howls that can ache with doubt or be beacons of reassurance. When writing for Lewis Capaldi or James Arthur, the UK artist creates emotive ballads from the raw blood of desperate affection. And when writing heartfelt pop for Little Mix or devotional dance tracks for Kygo, he zooms in on the messiness, pain, and ecstasy of love.