Really missing the vibes of self-titled and Boys of Faith. Everything he's released since then has just been...fine.
These songs are nice enough, but he might need some out of the box cowriters or collaborators to shake him out of his comfort zone, especially melodically. A lot of this stuff is blending together at this point.
I think he needs to write a more rock-influenced record if for no other reason than it'll force him to use a different vocal melody