A-Yue Chang creates midtempo rockers with unexpected elements worked in, from heavier, feedback-glazed riffs to hip-hop-derived drum-machine beats. The Taiwanese artist initially caught attention in the late '90s for his sparse, acoustic guitar-pop songs—a romantic style he still pulls off on skeletal numbers such as “Be With You.” Yet he's also expanded his sonic vocabulary, incorporating chugging electric guitar (“Concede”) and tinny electronic drums (“Courage”). His breezy voice ties it all together, adding sweetness to his music whether he's singing about love or the natural world.