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” shortly after it featured in a scene in Olivia Wilde’s coming-of-ageHis 2021 song “Wildfire” accumulated tens of millions of streams on its own before being covered by Rosé of the mega-popular

It’s a simple idea, framing songs around eight morning hours, but the structure of “The Hours: Morning” allows for complex sonic exploration. Clay tasked himself with producing a distinct sound for each, emulating a specific mentality associated with the hour.The smooth R&B opener “Tokyo Lift (5 am)” embraces early morning limbo, in his case, the afterglow of late-night karaoke. Unburdened by the realities of the day — “You’re in denial / But I’m not talking ‘bout a river,” Clay sings in a raspy, whispered tone — the mood is light, the production mellow and synth-heavy. A flute solo adds brightness to the final verse, like a bird’s call meeting the morning sun.“Traffic (7 am)” starts with a string of relationship reflections. “Every morning felt like traffic / Brain full of static,” he begins, eventually arriving at a sensual chorus of overlapping vocals. “It’s like poetry,” Clay sings, “I felt the hair on my skin / Raising when you crashed in / To me.” The song is capped by Clay’s crisp saxophone.

Bass guitar adds funk to “Amber (11 am).” And by “Smoke Break (12 pm),” the EP’s closer, Clay’s voice is more pronounced. The drumbeats behind them, quicker.Clay isn’t restricted by his hourly

Each song is engaging enough to exist outside of its designated time block, free of its parenthetical label. But together, Clay creates a colorful world — a morning listeners will want to wake up early for.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will retain Defense Secretary“The house slips out at you,” Cardozo says. “You come to the door and it’s dark, and you can’t see it.”

The entrance is constrained and understated, with a wall directly in front of the visitor. Moving through to the living room, the house suddenly opens up with wall-to-wall glass and views from Diamond Head to the ships of Honolulu Harbor and the sloping Waianae Mountains.On Tantalus, satisfaction at last.

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump directed his attorney general last month to investigate online fundraising, he cited concerns that foreigners and fraudsters were using elaborate “schemes” and “dummy accounts” to funnel illegal contributions to politicians and causes.Instead of calling for an expansive probe, however, the president identified just one potential target: ActBlue,