After a couple of tricky download problems, I finally got a chance to listen to Early Believers, the sophomore album from San Francisco-based emcee/producer Kero One, and damn, this thing has instantly become one of my favorite summertime records. I can't stop listening to it.

The CD, which was released in April from Plug Music, is just a really fun, feel-good album of cool rhymes and breezy beats, embracing a little bit of everything from soul to disco, electro, and Brazilian rhythms. You can listen to some samples here. You will dig it.

Early Believers has already won a fan in none other Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, who sent Kero One a personalized message telling him how much he dug the album. Does this mean we might be hearing a Kero One/Will.i.am collaboration in the future?

To learn more about Kero One, visit his website here, and his MySpace page here. And check out the music video for "When the Sunshine Comes" (feat. Ben Westbeech). Early Believers is available from all the usual spots like Amazon and iTunes.