Before we even get to the breezy groove and sun drenched sound of George Collins’s brand new single, “My Island Life,” it’s worth talking about something that seems to run through much of his music. That unmistakable sense of gratitude for the moment.

Collins has a talent for writing songs that feel grounded in appreciation, little musical snapshots of life’s better angles. His songs remind us that joy often lives in the simplest of places.

And with “My Island Life,” that joy isn’t subtle. It’s practically swaying in a hammock between two palm trees. From the opening line, “Under my mango tree / No place I’d rather be,” Collins paints a picture of tropical contentment that’s as vivid as a postcard from paradise.