Part one of Drake’s comeback trilogy is an attempt to settle the score. He does not succeed.

Eight years since his last record, the Swedish ambient-techno musician still constitutes a category of one. But his trademark style, epic and blissed out as ever, benefits from a newfound looseness.

The Belgian trio brightens up its sound a smidge on its second album, filled with heady, psychedelic songs that house a tenuous optimism.

Weaving between Bon Iver features and electronic experimentation, the Minnesota musician and actor’s new album sounds a note of community and composure in a tumultuous world.