EDITORS’ NOTES

Ty Dolla $ign raises the bar for the third installment of Beach House, a mixtape series that old fans hold in very high esteem. The album carries no shortage of the smirk-inducing, club-ready sex talk he broke with, but also ruminates on fame and its pressures, as well as the frailty of new relationships. At 20 tracks, there’s plenty of room for friends (the guest list is in the double digits), but they’re not just tossed-off featured verses. The bouncy and subdued “Stare” featuring Pharrell and Wiz Khalifa might just earn a place in each of their canons.