Eusonia

There’s always a fine balance between maturing as an artist while still honoring the sound that first put you on the map. Zach Deputy tows that line perfectly on his fourth album, Another Day. For most of the album, Deputy focuses on serious singer/songwriter material backed by drummer Graham Hawthorne, bassist Al Carty and keyboardist Will Buthod, such as the passionate love song “Sweet Rene” and the bittersweet Stevie Wonder-meets-Amos Lee slow jam “Happy Graduation.” While Deputy has put aside his trademark “island-infused drum and bass” and loop-laden grooves, he still tips his hat to his fun-loving side with a spontaneous jam hidden at the end of “Tagalong” and the Caribbean-tinged finale, “Into The Morning.”