Prins Thomas promised two new full lengths to kick off 2022, and 9 is the second of those very offerings. Like the preceding 8, these tracks were culled from bits and pieces of sessions scattered throughout 2021, and sequenced to inspire a sense of release with listeners. Consider it a goodbye to the toxic vibes of the last two years and an embrace of positivity. John Carroll Kirby’s guest work on the machine funk saturated ‘Earthbound’ allows even more light into a record already full of hope and wonder.