And then, after a while, that narrative started to feel tiresome.

He showed range and depth through left-field adventures, like hisTexas SunandTexas MoonEPs with the psych-inspired band Khruangbin.

His new albumLeonmight be the one that grounds him the most as an artist.

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Its the kind of specificity that works, even when the arrangements are more placid.

Bridges left the U.S. for a lot of this album, ostensibly to find new inspiration elsewhere.