Primarily (but not exclusively) piano- and horn-driven, New Orleans blues is enlivened by Caribbean rhythms, an unrelenting party atmosphere and the 'second-line' strut of the Dixieland music so indigenous to the area. There is a cheerful good-naturedness to the style that infuses the music with a good-time feel, no matter how sombre the lyrical text. The music itself uses a distinctively 'lazy' feel, with all of its somewhat complex rhythms falling just a hair behind the beat. But the vocals can run the full emotional gamut from laid-back crooning to full-throated gospel shouting, making for some interesting juxtapositions, both in style and execution.