

Pop ace Tyler Shaw’s songs land like sweet nothings whispered into ears. The Gen Z singer/songwriter/actor got a boost after winning a Canadian cover-song contest in 2012. He promptly proved his bona fides with a string of buoyant, hopelessly romantic singles and high-profile tours opening up for musical kindred spirits like Shawn Mendes and Alessia Cara. His personal and professional maturation found its way into his music, which evolved from the giddy acoustic-guitar somersaults of 2012’s “Kiss Goodnight” into the delicate phrasing, airy falsetto, and layered production of a track like “Overthink,” off 2018’s Intuition.