Brandon Rogers’ musical instincts have been honed over a lengthy singing career that even included a Super Bowl Halftime Show appearance. When writing for himself and others, he injects pop songs with a megadose of R&B—just listen to Troye Sivan’s “Happy Little Pill”, which blends icy synths with a soulful vocal, or Alec Benjamin’s surrealistic “I Built A Friend”, which gets extra potency from its conversational yet catchy topline.