A Hitmaker Goes It Alone

Pop songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr. releases a sophomore solo album heavy on spare piano ballads

- MARK RICHARDSON

Tobias Jesso Jr. is one of the most successful songwriters of this era. At the 2023 Grammys, the Recording Academy introduced a new award, Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical, reflecting the importance of the role in the latter-day pop sphere, a