![]() ‘‘Is this heaven or Armageddon?’’ he wonders in ‘‘Free Spirit.’’ He has moved from ‘‘we’’ to ‘‘I.’’ ![]() More than a billion streams, five Grammy nominations (though no wins) and a 2018 EP (‘‘Suncity’’) later, Khalid’s second full-length album, ‘‘Free Spirit,’’ grapples with a more singular, more isolated experience: coming to terms with fame, wealth, broader horizons and lingering insecurity. The immediacy of his melodies, the Everyteen sensibility of his lyrics and the direct yearning in his voice quickly found a wide audience. With his long-breathed croon floating over unassuming low-fi production, he sang about circumscribed but smartphone-connected lives, misfiring romances and looming life choices. ![]() With his 2017 debut, ‘‘American Teen,’’ Khalid (whose last name is Robinson) arrived as a teenager speaking for fellow teens, with a peer group of ‘‘young dumb broke high school kids’’ - a little proud, a little humble and mostly just dazedly matter-of-fact.
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