Big things have been predicted for laptop-songwriter Black since "Hypntz", his soulful, Rihanna-sampling take on the Notorious BIG hit "Hypnotize". Now with a new title ("Symphonies") and lyrics, it remains an inventive calling card, though the same can't be said for this debut album as a whole. Founded on bland, sugary R&B grooves, too many songs drift by inconsequentially, while vocally, his tendency to whine grates. When he cuts loose, however, he can thrill: disco-funk workouts "Yours" and "Pump My Pumps" evoke nothing so much as an art-school Justin Timberlake.