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Non-Secure Connection
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It's hard not to see
as a companion piece to
, the 2019 album that marked
's first solo record in over 20 years.
follows
by a matter of months and it shares a similar adventurous sensibility. If anything, it capitalizes on
's restlessness, scaling back the lingering echoes of pop and Americana so the pianist can concentrate on jazz and electronica while allowing him the freedom to dabble in R&B. The latter arrives in the form of "Anything Can Happen," a suitably funky oldie
first attempted with
back in the '90s.
joins a cast of supporting characters that includes
,
, and
, but it's the ghost of
that hangs over the album. It's not that
sounds like a
album, per se, but the elastic electronic arrangements and pensive undertone do feel indebted to
's chief modern acolyte; after receiving the benediction of the indie tastemaker, the keyboardist has seized the freedom to do whatever. Such freedom may be limitless but it comes at a price -- namely, at the expense of clear melodies. Lyrical lines are here but they're elliptical, requiring the rapt attention of the listener, but hooks aren't the point of
. It's a moody puzzle box of an album, one that pays dividends with close listening but one that's also fine as evocative background music. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine