Like Honne, Oceaán and Jack Garratt before him MAALA has hit the sweet spot between smooth RnB and bold, hook-laden pop with his perfumed debut 'Touch'. The unknown crooner's pain-spiked falsetto - "how did it all change when I felt your touch?" - is scattered over booming percussion, delicately wailing synths and taut keyboard arpeggios; it's a familiar brew, but no less intoxicating. - DC