It's more like Nu City Pop + the Nu New Wave that Breakbot/Holy Ghost!/Justice are making - and that Bruno kind of used - and less Michael Jackson/Quincy Jones inspired.

This is more Depeche Mode sounding than Mtume - but it's also BOTH. Definitely heard some guitar from the 80s on a few songs.

Loved the fact than Autotune was used much less here.

Lyrics are kind of lazy sometimes - but almost all the bands I mentioned above have that too.

And he's probably a better singer than 90% of the obvious influences.

But I don't find this as performative/imitative as Sonic Silk - and it's also less tongue in cheek.

And he got Jim Carrey to be on it too.