George Miller, more commonly known as Joji, has released a mediocre follow-up to his equally disappointing album “BALLADS 1.”

Back in 2017 when Joji stripped away his Filthy Frank and Pink Guy personas with his major-label single debut “Will He,” it showed a maturity that many immediately noticed. Many took the track’s soft vocals and somber tone as a one-off, but others knew Joji had something planned for this new era of his life. Following a lackluster EP, “In Tongues,” and Joji’s slapped-together debut “BALLADS 1,” his new album “Nectar” won’t impress anyone who would pay attention to something more than just background noise.

The four singles off the album range from good to surprisingly fantastic. Tracks like “Run,” with its incredible progression throughout, to “Daylight,” which sounds like it could have been the song of the summer if we had a proper summer this year.

When the full album was finally released after being delayed, we got a bloated, overmixed, and overall lazy project. The third track, “Tick Tock,” doesn’t even sound like it belongs on this record. It’s completely out of Joji’s element to have a track that has so much overproduction on it. While that works for some artists, it has never worked that well for Joji in the past. Just look at “TEST DRIVE,” off of “BALLADS 1.”

Joji is best known for minimal production due to the software he uses to make his instrumentals. GarageBand, the software that Joji uses to make his music, is heavily restrictive on what the user can do. Joji has been working with Garageband for so long that he was able to create a sound that not many people could replicate with the same product.

This is “Nectar” falls on its face. Joji has become an icon in this generation and several producers want to work with him. While Joji still has his fingerprint on a good few tracks, he’s either given that task to other producers, or he was forced to by his label once he released “BALLADS 1.”

Overall, it’s pleasant background noise, but if you want something with substance that will hold your attention for longer than a track or two at a time, this is not the record for you. It being nearly an hour in length, and only having half the tracks being something that one could say “Oh, that was interesting,” it’s not worth a revisit.