Sombr conquered TikTok. On his debut album, you can hear the work.

One pleasant surprise about TikTok becoming pop’s primary fame funnel is that musics of assorted viscosities can pass through. In an ideal case, the nozzle delivers Addison Rae, a superstar influencer who figured out how to transpose her scrupulous TikTok persona into the richest, most deeply satisfying pop album released so far this year. On the other hand, the funnel also gave us Alex Warren, a balladeer whose thin breakout single, “Ordinary,” feels so aptly named yet has somehow leaked into every corner of the American mindshare, topping the Billboard Hot 100 this summer for weeks on end. Subscribe for unlimited access to The Post Save on unmatched reporting. Get your first year for $20 Skip to end of carousel

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