Like Harlem River, his highly regarded 2013 solo debut, the sophomore release from singer-songwriter and former Woods bassist Kevin Morby is a record of songs about his time in New York, before he headed out to LA, where he’s lived since last year. These are songs of wandering, self-discovery and loss. “I am trying to make peace with where I am,” he sings on “Bloodsucker.” Morby’s voice brings to mind Leonard Cohen and Cass McCombs, fleshed out with mid-‘70s Phil Spector-ish touches—slapback echo on rubbery bass sounds, trebly guitars, sparse piano and minimal cymbals. The production spotlights Morby’s voice and his songwriting. There’s a deep calm to Morby’s vocals, even when he’s singing about blood, war and death.