A year after his global breakthrough “For You”—and winning the J Award for Unearthed Artist of the Year—Melbourne singer/rapper Josiah Ramel continues to develop his nocturnal, hypnotic sound on his debut album as Lithe. Soul-searching in vibe yet often oblique in full meaning, these songs invite us into his private realm of after-hours contemplation. As he mingles moody alt-R&B with stripped-back trap, Ramel creates roomy portraits of isolation and anxiety. “Shit ain’t sittin’ right,” he murmurs in understated confession on “Royal Oak,” before posing vulnerable questions across the slinking “Love & Chaos.” Three merican guests edge several tracks closer to rap, with Cash Cobain adding a groggy verse about sexual and commercial excess to “For What” and Hunxho supporting the glacial romantic dislocation of “Don’t Blame Me.” Houston rapper Don Toliver shows up twice, sounding right at home among the sparse, floaty layers. The pronounced subtlety and quietness of Ramel’s work takes time to properly tune into, but that only makes it feel all the more revelatory when a simple phrase or hook floats up from the mix to deliver an unannounced knockout.