 He expressed that his second studio album was influenced by Mayer's work while his third album was inspired by Timberlake, Kings of Leon, Kanye West, and Daniel Caesar.For Brittany Spanos of "Rolling Stone", Mendes incorporates "catchy acoustic folk-pop tunes" in his catalogue, while for Joe Coscarelli of "The New York Times", "his soft, sometimes soulful pop-rock plays primarily to tweens and teenagers, but has also found traction on adult contemporary radio stations".In an interview with "Clash" magazine, Mendes stated