Pete Yorn knows how to write music and craft a song. He’s been doing it for some time.He wrote every song and played every instrument on his debut album, musicforthemorningafter. The follow-up, Day I Forgot, kept on the same pace, except this time Yorn added a couple more musicians.

His first two outings were strong, critically and commercially. Coupled with radio hits and fan favorites, the clanging acoustics and the running riffs of the electric guitars let the New Jersey native show his chops track after track.

It was 2006’s Nightcrawler and his release earlier this year, Back & Fourth, where Yorn changed things up. Adding a darker vibe and simple guitar work, the releases showed Yorn didn’t need radio hits to win over crowds.

So after darker times, Yorn returns, this time with famous face attached.

Actress and sometime-singer Scarlett Johansson joins Yorn on Break Up, a nine-track album with running guitars and dancehall-esque beats.

With a name like Break Up, one would expect a downtrodden album with woe-is-me lyrics. But then again, when has Yorn ever played by the book?