The record features an electronic/funk/soul/pop hybrid that is highly accessible and toe-tapping enjoyable. Vulfmon lets others do the singing for the most part, while he writes, produces and plays a variety of instruments. The first three songs feature vocals from Evangeline Barrosse. Got To Be Mine (jaunty keyboards), Letting Things Go (mellow, whispery vocals), and Tokyo Night (lovely vocals over piano and a sax solo) get things started in fine form. The fast pop of It Feels Good To Write A Song has hot drums and bass from Vulfmon. The guitar riff on Little Thunder rocks, and the harmonies are good. There's even a guitar break.
Too Hot In LA has a funk-light bass line and squiggly synth that has a Prince-like sound. Brian Wilson's Surfer Girl is given an instrumental treatment with only Vulfmon's guitar and Drew Taubenfeld's gorgeous pedal steel guitar. It's an interesting diversion. Nice To You is funky R&B with high falsetto vocals from Little Yacov and interesting lyrics. Disco Snails is just plain hilarious, with multiple obvious rhymes. Hit The Target closes things on a sweet pop instrumental note, and a beautiful, voice-like saxophone that has some sort to processing applied.
There's a touch of Louis Cole's modern experimentalism, and there's plenty of skilled pop craftsmanship. It doesn't feel like an important record, it's just fun. I'm looking forward to exploring his other records as well as those from Vulfpeck. This one is well worth checking out.
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