Different moments from ZAYALLCAPS’ new album, Balling Out of Spite, have been stuck in my head all morning. On Track 3, the way he coos “Bought that Mitsubishi, it’s a Lancer” with a slight stammer; on “Pro Clubz,” when his weird enunciation of “authority” sounds like he’s trying to hold in a burp. “Mine!!” is another early favorite. ZAY, who is based in Los Angeles but reps Northern California, floats in on a beat hazy enough to soundtrack a cartoon dream sequence, with a few popping noises in the background that let you know he’s steeped in the Neptunes. His vocals are pitched up a tick, adding a little sweetness to lyrics about a romantic connection on the rocks. When he sing-raps, “I’ma do better, I’ma make this work/Work!,” the emphatic second “work!” makes it feel like he’s serious.

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