Overview
- His fourth album, released Friday via Atlantic Records, arrives as a statement of personal honesty and craft.
- Co-produced with BloodPop, the record widens Puth’s palette into soft-rock, jazz and R&B with guests like Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Kenny G, Hikaru Utada, Ravyn Lenae, Jeff Goldblum and Coco Jones.
- Puth says he “took a closer look” at himself for these songs, capping the set with I Used To Be Cringe, a self-check he linked to Taylor Swift’s 2024 name-drop that sparked new ideas.
- Early reviews highlight a stylistic reset, with Rolling Stone calling it his best work yet and the Associated Press praising the playful production while finding the lyrics often safe.
- The WHATEVER’S CLEVER! World Tour opens April 22 in San Diego, and Puth, now a new father, says the travel will be hard because time away from his baby will be tough.