On April 7, multiplatinum, Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter Daniel Caesar released his new album titled “NEVER ENOUGH.”

His use of different instruments such as violin, synth and piano are complemented by the use of voice effects and digital production. Despite using voice effects/distortion, Caesar’s natural voice is unique and angelic. This album is 56 minutes long, consisting of 15 tracks. The overall musicality of this album is tremendous.

The way Caesar composed all different aspects of this album caught my attention. Throughout the album, the energy of the songs vary widely from upbeat and happy feeling to slower tempo and moody. On his song “Superpowers,” Caesar changes the flow of his verses to contrast the rhythm of the beat, turning the melancholic melody into a more cheerful, happy sounding song. When a musician shows a fair amount of versatility and variety within their albums, it showcases their all-around artistic ability. Then, when you listen to that artist’s experimentalism, it shows you a completely new side of their music.

“I think I found the sweet spot with this album,” he said in an interview with Apple Music. “I’m not good at faking things, so if I’m making something and I’m not impressed by it, even if it’s really good or people listen to it like ‘this is the one, this is the one.’ If I’m not impressed by it, then it’s painful to me.”

Caesar showcases his experimentalism with in “Let Me Go.” His creativity comes through in the production of the beat. All different aspects come together in a unique way. In “Vince Van Gogh,” he uses a distorter that deepens his voice. Uniquely, he uses the voice distorter for practically the whole song while also changing the octave at which he sings.

The way this album was constructed is intriguing. The layout balanced the emotional effects by dispersing the “sad” songs evenly among the rest of the songs.

“I hope they (people) take their own lives and hold it (’NEVER ENOUGH’) up against their own lives and measure it and see how they really feel,” Caesar said in an interview with Complex Canada, adding that people don’t think about how they feel often enough and he hopes “NEVER ENOUGH” will have people deep in cerebral thought.

He accomplished this hope by intentionally hiding deeper meanings within his lyrics, such as the ones in “Toronto 2014 feat. Mustafa”: “Far along the journey/The future was alluring/On the other side of TVs/Hoping that they see me.” In this song, Caesar talks about his life before fame and how he was his happiest when he had nothing. This seems to be a common feeling shared by many artists, yet they are all aware that they are completely in control of their own career.

Although this album is thoroughly enjoyable, multiple songs had very similar structures and/or beats. Having a specific style of music is common, but it’s more impressive when the artist goes outside their comfort zone and tries something new and exciting.

Overall, “NEVER ENOUGH” had many different emotions within it, and it will continue to stoke emotion in its listeners.

Niko Peterson is an intern at The Durango Herald. He is a junior at Animas High School.