Charlie Mars has some pretty familiar ideas about how to chill out with a friend: "If you wanna come over and get high, we can listen to 'Dark Side of the Moon,' " he sings on "Like a Bird, Like a Plane," the indie-label follow-up to Mars' buzzed-about 2004 V2 bow. A fresher method of relaxation might be listening to "Like a Bird," which finds this Oxford, Miss.-based singer/songwriter floating his handsome mellow-man croon (think Jason Mraz or Josh Rouse) over cozy, sensual soul-rock arrangements that go places without ever sounding like they're in a hurry to arrive. Occasionally, as in "Tell Me Twice," Mars overdoses on the sedatives. Most of the time, though, he hits a slow-boil sweet spot.