Everything about Connell Cruise is huge. In his lyrics, the South African singer/songwriter opens up about his romantic passions and wild dreams, risking it all in his explosive 2013 hit “Not Just Friends”. While laying down chords at the piano, he carries the melody with a brassy and confident croon. And he isn’t shy when it comes to musical arrangements, often filling out his recordings with booming percussion, sing-along chants, rubbery funk bass and tropical-house textures. In these wonderful expressions of pop power, Cruise captures the megawatt feelings that come during a person’s most life-changing moments.