Luke Temple’s new album Good Mood Fool is coming out next week. the album in its entirety and features the provocative single “Katie,” which features spoken word from an adult entertainer and “Florida,” which chronicles a close friend struggling with addiction. Good Mood Fool draws from myriad influences, from the hushed soulful wail of Curtis Mayfield to the dense harmonies of Gil Evans and the Bulgarian Women’s Choir. The album is a joyful thing: living, vivid and, Temple says, “the favorite thing I’ve made so far.”

The new video for “Florida,” directed by Kris Moyes (Grizzly Bear, Kirin J Callinan, Sia), has premiered today and is featured in VEVO’s Indie Wednesday. On the track, the molasses bass line and bongos form the foundation for Temple’s soaring vocal and shimmery, multi-tracked chorus. Temple has also released the following artist statement:

“There have been 70,000+ deaths related to the Mexican drug cartels since 2006.