You might call this an “unplugged” set from an artist who wasn’t very plugged-in in the first place. On his previous three single releases, local songwriter Brock Wimberley did an appealing mix of low-fi pop, backing himself up with skeletal keyboards and percussion. On this EP he strips all the way down, using almost nothing but multiple overdubs of his own voice.

The best one (after a short atmospheric intro) comes first: “South Scott Street Serenade” has the feel of a vintage New Orleans R&B ballad, something that’s not easy to evoke on an a cappella track—though few songs in that era included the line: “Let’s leave devices unplugged.” He gets the romantic mood across with a strong melody, an understated lead vocal and a vocalized string part. “Dania Beach” has a touch of Todd Rundgren about it (and includes the disc’s only keyboard), while the soul-based “WestSide” manages some lively vocal interplay between his various selves. The five-minute “Cigarette Burns” is the one song that could have used some fleshing-out: The backing part is mainly endless repetition of two syllables, which winds up distracting from an otherwise solid song (Sounds like he’s repeating the name Donna, which may be who the song’s about). Wimberley certainly has it in him to make a more conventional pop-soul record, but most of this is just as satisfying and probably more fun.