Michael Franti's mission as a songwriter is to capture the giddy thrills of everyday life—from blushing romance in 2013's “Life Is Better With You” to the healing properties of song in “Everyone Deserves Music.” Being a natural social commentator with a deep, authoritative voice, he tends to leave the unsavory details in. Even the most joyful of his summery fusions of rock, funk, reggae, and hip-hop—such as the dancehall stomp of 2008's “Say Hey (I Love You)”—include tiny details of common frustration or political barbs to further offset the blissfully optimistic choruses.