Jahcoozi has been steadily evolving over the past decade from a glitchy IDM project with a soulful vocalist at its center to something much more “other.” Dancehall has always been a peripheral influence, but on Barefoot Wanderer, their latest album, they’ve reversed the formula: The “D” in IDM now stands for dub.

And for the most part, that works just fine. The record opens with some nightclub thumpers, with opening track “Barefoot Dub” being a standout. Spacey synths pop and twitter framing front woman Sasha Perera’s seductive vocals — that’s the standard on this record, but tracks like “Powerdown Blackout” throw in hip-hop courtesy of Anti-Pop Consortium’s M. Sayyid, while “Msoto Millions” is a solid dancehall rave-up featuring Kenyan MC Ukoo Flani. The album’s latter half slows down and gives itself over to Portishead-like dark dreaminess on “Watching You (Deadbeat Stalker Dub).”

Like on previous releases, the band is willing to throw everything at the wall to see what will stick. They might be a little too willing, with a somewhat flat cover of The Cure’s “Close to Me” not really benefitting from their dub-tronic style. Likewise, “Read the Books” works as a curiosity, but the sputtering glitch shaken over the track’s well-meaning but hackneyed message doesn’t provide it with much variety. It’s basically Perera repeating the same verses about being a nonconformist, which is a worthy message, just not delivered in a very bold or compelling way.

Overall, Barefoot Wanderer is the perfect title for a band that seems perennially restless. There may be a few missteps along their journey, of course, but wherever they’re going, it’s somewhere interesting.

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