John Muka Band’s “More & More” is built to shake dust off the floorboards. The Jacksonville collective dives headfirst into groove-heavy indie rock with the looseness of a jam band and the polish of a studio act that knows exactly when to tighten the screws. Packed with horns, violin, layered harmonies, punchy rhythms, and a whole lot of smugness, the track stumbles into the middle of an electrifying live set already in full swing.
Right from the jump, “More & More” explodes into a bustling wall of sound. A medley of instruments collides in this animated, celebratory rush, while sparkling drums rustle and snap, thick grooves punch through the mix, and the horns blow with this lush, street-parade energy that instantly gets the blood moving. It’s vibrant and chaotic in the best way, like every musician in the room is feeding off each other’s momentum. You can hear traces of Dave Matthews Band, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and even the funk-rock elasticity of Red Hot Chili Peppers woven into the DNA, but the band still carves out a personality all its own.
Then the vocals come bursting in. John Muka’s husky high voice barrels through the track with infectious excitement, singing fast and loose while soaring harmonies rise behind him like a crowd yelling along at a festival. The song thrives on movement, emotionally and musically, constantly building, twisting, and layering itself into something bigger. Even the lyrics circle around desire and longing with restless urgency: “wanting more and more and more and more.”
Halfway through, the song throws another curveball with a rapid-fire rap verse crashing into the groove. Sharp, playful, and rhythmically relentless, it injects another shot of adrenaline into an already kinetic track. Suddenly the song isn’t just indie rock anymore; it’s funk, jam, hip-hop, soul, and bar-band electricity all tangled together.
By the end, “More & More” leaves behind the kind of buzz only a genuinely connected band can create. It’s rowdy, hooky, and bursting at the seams with chemistry — the sound of musicians completely locked into the same pulse and having an absolute blast doing it.
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Review by: Naomi Joan