Malcolm Todd - Sweet Boy [Coke Bottle Green]

Malcolm Todd made bedroom pop feel effortlessly cool on Sweet Boy, his 2024 debut mixtape, pressed here on coke bottle green vinyl.

Raised in Los Angeles, Todd built an audience on playful, intimate songs that blur indie pop and alternative R&B, with a big assist from fans sharing his music online. Sweet Boy gathers that early momentum into one sixteen-track set, including the singles that first went viral and put his name on playlists everywhere, and it set the stage for the headlining tour that followed.

Roommates and Art House are the obvious entry points, two breezy, sticky tunes built on loose grooves and a relaxed, conversational delivery. The title track leans into the sweet-natured charm its name promises, while Earrings opens the set with an easygoing hook that sounds like a sunny afternoon. Throughout, Todd's lyrics are funny and self-deprecating but disarmingly sincere, the sound of someone figuring out love and friendship in real time.

It's a warm, low-key record that rewards close listening, and it captures a young songwriter just before his breakout. Fans who found him through his later releases will hear the roots of his style here, and this green pressing gives it a suitably sunny presence on the shelf.