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\n\tEarly in our Zoom interview, which Giv\u0113on<\/a> takes from a moving vehicle, I ask him point-blank: \u201cWho hurt you?\u201d He\u2019s on his way to California\u2019s Lucerne Valley desert to perform songs from his excellent sophomore album<\/a>, Beloved. <\/em>Set on a reflective stage in the sand for a Spotify exclusive, he\u2019ll sing over a string section with violin and cello, three horns, two background singers, drums, guitar, bass, and keyboard \u2014 similar to how the album itself was made. With this rich backdrop, Beloved<\/em> is full of next-generation, old-school heartbreak, channeling seventies soul across very modern songs about his dating highs and lows \u2014 mostly lows, and that\u2019s why I need to know what went wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI feel like my feelings are always being hurt, but my feelings being hurt and me<\/em> being hurt are probably kind of two different things,\u201d he answers. When I mention that that sounds like a mature differentiation, he says, \u201cI guess it\u2019s like I\u2019m in my accountability bucket now, so I\u2019m wording it like that.\u201d He tells me that he\u2019s often felt unappreciated in his love life, but realized he was pouring too much of himself into his relationships too quickly, making it hard for things to feel reciprocal. \u201cSo when there\u2019s an inconvenience, it would hurt my feelings more than probably the average person,\u201d he explains.\u00a0<\/p>\n