Weekend

This young artist, known for his old-school soul, has added up-tempo beats and hip vocal arrangements and choruses to his smooth sound. The catchiest track, ”Weekend,” represents the feel of most of the album — a carefree, like-you’re-in-love-and-you-just-got-paid reverie. Lattimore’s still a class act, but collaborators the Characters, Raphael Saadiq, Jill Scott, and Battlecat help him find his funky, playful side, too.