Mogipbob is a songwriter from Hythe, a small town in northern Alberta, Canada. He writes story songs about working people and everyday life, drawing on 1970s soft rock, folk, soul and country. His third album, Anything but Me, came out on October 20. It has 16 songs, and it follows the 20-track Like a Viking.

The album is full of different colors and styles. There's the laid-back "Set-Back Out Back," with its catchy combination of a four-on-the-floor beat and howling vocals; the disco-infused "Hell's Bell Bottoms"; "Some Things Never Change," which sounds like an old folk song your grandfather used to sing, passed down through generations; and the deeply soulful and funky "The Fleas of Hercules."

But my favorite is "Umpire Vampire." It opens with a Motown-style drum break, then suddenly we're in something resembling a spy movie or an old horror soundtrack, complete with ridiculously catchy brass lines. The horror comparison probably fits better, given the subject matter, which you can guess from the title. The singer's voice is deep and heavy, and there's something genuinely spooky about how ice-cold his delivery is. At one point, the song kicks into full-on raging blues mode, and the combination of those vocals and the brass section reminds me of Joe Cocker. I can easily imagine him covering this song if he were still alive, and it would've been a massive hit. Then again, I think this version has every chance of becoming one too, thanks to its irresistible groove, killer brass hooks, and wonderfully theatrical sense of menace.