British singer Mabel's genre-bending music blends bedroom-pop intimacy with the grandeur and drama of great R&B, resulting in beat-heavy romantic anthems that are decidedly personal. “Fine Line” pairs its Caribbean-inspired vocal melodies with stuttering beats, adding smouldering heat to Mabel's frustrated lyrics; “My Boy My Town” is dreamy yet tortured, Mabel's forthright vocal delivery playing off string flourishes that suggest long-simmering tension. The delicate ballad “Ivy”, meanwhile, strips down to just vocal and piano—proof that Mabel's late-'10s take on soul is part of a decades-long tradition.