On the Jungle Floor

This got shelved and pushed around by the label before it finally saw daylight, and you can hear an artist who stopped caring what radio wanted. Guitars are dirtier here than his debut, drums hit harder, and 'Mean Sleep' is flat-out unhinged in the best way. It's neo soul that wants to be a rock record half the time. Skip nothing — even the weird detours pay off.

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