Hunnidt tracked out Field Sobriety with the idea that a man is always changing his mind at a moment's notice. It plays into the entire theory of the tape. There's shots at shady journalism and lazy practices all around on the album's opener, "JJ Watt," questions about friends who stick around on "The Longway" with ATLiens Scotty ATL and Sean Falyon. On "Screw Culture," with ESG and Bee Honey, he examines how paying homage to the past can yield to a greater future.

Collaborations are key on Field Sobriety, hence why a large gut of the album works off the voices of Lyric Michelle, Love Dominique, Bee Honey and Sequioyah, among others. Toss in Trakksounds continuing to mutate his own sound left and right with the likes of Code Redd, Yung Knight, Chris Rockaway and more, and it's easy to notice why Field Sobriety wants to run away from the success Keep It 100 established and create its own.

But when you subtract plenty of the pretensions about what a listening session should be, the mood becomes lighter and friendlier. People stuffed their faces with catered pasta, downed free alcohol and tipped the bartender accordingly. For an attempt to bring people together over a new album, it felt more like an excuse to come out and celebrate a man who offers a hand whenever he is available.

For one night, people weren't trying to judge whether or not Field Sobriety had jumped to the early lead in the Best of 2015 race. People wanted to celebrate and be happy. The only thing sober about the entire thing was thinking once more of JJ before continuing the night. Even OneHunnidt's son Peyton, who is a wise six years old, took the mike from his father and told us, in a voice almost thinner than helium itself, "Thank you for supporting my Dad."

Then the mood lightened even further, and respect abounded.

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