Jesse Mac Cormack

Not everything appears instantly. [Jesse Mac Cormack](http://www.jessemaccormack.com/)‘s astonishing debut album arrives unhurried: a work of ardent, kaleidoscopic art-rock that is at once a dazzling premiere and the culmination of a meticulous five-year evolution. Over the course of three EPs – 2014’s _Music for the Soul_, 2015’s _Crush_ and 2016’s _After the Glow_ – the Montreal native has gathered accolades and refined his vision, nourishing a songwriting that is lavish and undaunted. Whereas Jesse’s earlier work drew heavily from folk and roots-rock – Les Inrocks called him the _new hero of modern folk_ – the songs on _Now_ are prismatic and forward-facing, recalling the adventurous pop of Tame Impala, Talk Talk and Perfume Genius.