The first soca artist to crossover globally since released "Turn Me On" in 2003, singer offers a much more rough and energetic take on the genre. Having collaborated with and been remixed by , his 2014 effort retains some of these pop influences with hip-hop beats and EDM production techniques scattered about. Album-opener "Red Light District" -- which begins "somebody give me a rhythm to activate the waistline on the feminine gender, NOW!" -- shuffles with an electro trap beat and features crystal clear production straight out of the R&B charts, while "Truck on D Road" appears here in its EDM-loving remix with rapper on board to add those dark hip-hop elements. Put a remix in the middle and this vibrant splash from the edge of dance is such twisted disco it could be on 's label , but the base of the album is still party-time soca, with hyped-up highlights like "Touchless" offering the slang and insider spark so central to the dancehall-fast, salsa-bright, and Trinidad-born genre. Add the reggae-infused "Over the Hills" and the big, pre-Carnival anthem/title track and is a massive release, but jumbling the remixes into the album's regular track list is odd and redundant, and reveals that this isn't a tailored album but a catch-up compilation. That's fine, however, as has been on a roll as of late, racking up numerous soca hits while expanding the genre. He sees dance music as freedom and works -hard at delivering this message, while his combination of charisma and supreme leader stylings comes straight out of , even if is a much more gruff character than . Filled with the tracks that made him Trinidad's Soca Monarch, plus a favorite among those who those who like to see the boundaries of pop music pushed, is a fine intro to this dynamic and vital artist. ~ David Jeffries