There’s a little diversion halfway through Justin Bieber’s new album, SWAG II , the expansive 23-track follow-up to his July drop SWAG . Despite Bieber’s teasing that SWAG II was the pink beach house to Swag ’s goth beach house, the album is more or less drawing from the same well: Over the course of many mid-tempo R&B-inspired tracks, Bieber articulates that he loves his wife, struggles with fame and his mental health, and he’s nuts about God. The song “DON’T WANNA,” featuring English indie rocker Bakar, is no different, really, in substance, but it sounds different — new and old all at once.

Immediately, “DON’T WANNA” summons Michael Jackson’s “The Way You Make Me Feel.” It’s not exactly a rock song, but there is a pop-rock essence to it: a more rhythmically compelling

See Full Page