Although he calls it a band, Jonathan Fox performed most of the music on his second disc himself. That he does so without flash or over-indulgence demonstrates a rare talent, one that’s able to work a variety of styles in a manner that’s self-assured and charismatic. Most of Loverlust projects power pop, with spiky guitars and swelling harmonies (“Romance Is Dead”), but “Stranger” broods and haunts, and the near-folk of “Stay” pleads with all its might.

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This article appears in December 23 • 2016.

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