Why tamper with something that works? Jay Kay of Jamiroquai has spent about ten years perfecting the hybrid disco-funk-house-rock that - for lack of a better word - is consistently delicious.

If Jay Kay is single-handedly responsible for bringing the disco and funk sound back into the foreground of popularity can be debated, but ever since Jamiroquai’s 1993 debut album “Emergency on Planet Earth,” the revived vibe is definitely often attributed to his efforts. Worldwide acclaim, popularity, and platinum charting albums attest to the band’s longevity.

Calling on the musical prowess of his cohorts, Nick Fyffe, Derrick McKenzie, Toby Smith, and Rob Harris, Jay Kay is backed by a powerful team of musicians.

“Feel So Good” kicks off the album with bootay-shaking funk. Solid songs with elaborately groovy bass lines, wocka-wocka guitars, tweedle-ee string sections, and soulful BGVs enhance the talents of Jay Kay’s blithe vocals, that echo Stevie Wonder and at times even Terence Trent D’Arby (especially on the moody song “Black Crow.”) Mirrored ball reflections bounce their highlights to the beat during “Little L,” “Love Foolosophy,” and the techno-infused, edgy “Twenty Zero One.”

The lightly samba-flavored “Picture of My Life,” with Latin-influenced guitarras brings a tempo-shift, as does the poignant “Corner of the Earth,” which starts with an almost Middle Eastern twist, before moving into a similar Latin mood as “Picture.”

Jamiroquai’s poetry touches on both the light and the heavy. Dancing along to the beat, are thoughts ranging from world politics to love, proving that Jamiroquai is at times personal, at times deep, and at times just plain fun.

There is no need to go too far in any particular direction, because what Jamiroquai keeps getting better at is creating very dance-oriented, likeable and infectious music. Even now, writing this review, it is hard to sit still in my chair.