Lenny Tavárez is turning one of the most universal subjects in music into something distinctly personal. The Puerto Rican artist has released 8, an eight-track EP built around different stages and emotions of love, with “SATISFExXxO” leading a project designed to function as one continuous story rather than a collection of disconnected songs. 

The onetime wunderkind conductor—​now a respectable 45—​has been making an ecstatic first impression on his new metropolis.