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Photo by Tristan Williams Last month we noted that "Love Light," the new single from David Wax Museum, sounded like their take on neo-soul. After hearing the band's latest single, it seems like their upcoming album may be their neo-soul album. With "Georgette" the soul vibes may be a little more subtle but they are still there. It's an upbeat while laid back song that features Wax crooning like we've never heard him do before. What gives "Georgette" such a unique sound is that the music and Suz Slezak's backing vocals and harmonizing have a lot more energy to them than Wax's laid back vocals do, which works perfectly. Plus, musically the song brings David Wax Museum further into the left of center folk music trajectory that they've been on for the last few albums. On a Facebook post, David Wax Museum do their best to sell you their new song: "Not quite ready for the holiday music bonanza? Need something peppy but slightly left ...

Photo by Tristan Williams No other artist out there tweaks their sound album to album quite like David Wax Museum does. It feels like they've been cranking out new music lately, all without sounding anything like the previous release. The band has a new single out, and "Love Light" continues the band's constant evolution. Gone is the electronic adjacent sounds they've been playing with before. In it's place David Wax Museum are dipping into a chilled out folk version of neo-soul. This is a perfect direction for the band to take, with the warm sounds of their music mixing perfectly with this style. As honeyed as the majority of vocals and instruments are in "Love Light," the one exception is the fiddle which cuts into the song with a harsh swoop. We get excited for every release from David Wax Museum, but this upcoming one feels a little extra special. You can listen to "Love Light" below. Remember My Future is due out December 31. For now y...