

DOMi & JD BECK are known for their dazzling, obsessively manicured mix of jazz, R&B, soft pop and electronic music—’70s fusion for the TikTok generation. Less guest-heavy but more focused than 2022’s breakout NOT TiGHT, WHO ASKED? is a jewel box of twisty hooks, hairpin rhythmic turns and layered vocal harmonies, somehow both smooth and hyper-intricate at the same time. Tracks like “PHANTOM THREAD” and “PUZZLE PiECES” show how effective they are when they streamline some of their busyness, while “CONCERTiNO (FOR PiANO, DRUMS & ORCHESTRA)” is a playful exercise in cramming as many ideas into a small, suitelike space as possible. Plenty of listeners might know them through collaborations with neo-fusion artists like Thundercat or Anderson .Paak, but there’s also more than a touch of mid-’60s Beach Boys wonder here, too.