George Evelyn's solo step as Nightmares on Wax, Smokers Delight, is a whole delightfully irreducible to its parts, which, as with earlier releases, is largely electro, hip-hop, and soul, with bits of Latin percussion and down-tempo funk thrown in.
Perry and the Upsetters spent a lot of time at the movies, and as a result, the band absorbed the music from popular spaghetti westerns. Wilson fused this influence with the Jamaican style, adding sustained drones, choppy grooves, and bizarre flourishes.
Recorded remotely in the midst of the pandemic, In The Moment is deliberate and wide-ranging, infusing the quartet's soulful, exhilarating brand of modern reggae with addictive pop hooks, alt-rock grit, and hip-hop grooves.