“Excuse you. He’s not just a generic British pop star! How many pop stars are openly bisexual and second-generation Indian and have achieved Leland’s level of fame? And this song”—Dev shakes his phone—“this song’s title comes from an Emily Dickinson poem, and it’s a metaphor for depression. Leland is super outspoken about destigmatizing mental illness, and he manages to work that into his music while also writing, like, legitimately amazing pop songs. Songs that make you feel
