When Galactic and Theryl “Houseman” DeClouet parted ways in 2004, there were whispers of concern about what the band would become without a vocalist. Rather than replace DeClouet, they recorded From the Corner to the Block, a hip-hop-oriented album that showed Galactic to be harder and more contemporary than their previous albums had suggested. “Second and Dryades” presented a modern incarnation of Mardi Gras Indian music with looped percussion backing Monk Boudreaux, and the title t...