Review: On ‘Playa Saturno,' Rauw Alejando’s futuristic reggaeton reaches new heights

Puerto Rican musician Rauw Alejandro has always had his eye on the future — taking familiar genres and contorting them into something novel. At the beginning of his career, that meant R&B-informed reggaeton when the rest of the industry leaned into “popetón,” a tried-and-true pop formula. His innovation continues on “Playa Saturno,” a surprise spinoff to his 2022 album “Saturno." It's an idyllic soundtrack for a beach party in outer space, The Associated Press' Maria Sherman writes, a collection of songs that demonstrate Alejandro’s keen ear and respect for those performers who laid the path for his success.