Mark your calendars: In the summer of 2024, Khalid became less a singer-songwriter and more a vibe. Associated Press reviewer Mark Kennedy writes that the Texas artist's 16-track “Sincere” is a collection of beautiful harmonies and airy and spare rhythms, melting together like a sticky frozen popsicle on the dash. There are some outstanding tunes — “Lifted,” with its lazy guitar lick, and the punchy “Everything We See” — but the cumulative effect is numbness. Khalid again keeps the guest list light here, with only Arlo Parks jolting the album into something intriguing on “Breathe.” He clearly needs her a lot more than she needs him.
