Neal Francis's sound is quality and sounds like something many decades old, not just a a few years back to 2019. I will be checking out more from him based on this. I can here the influence you mention in that song from The Meters alright, good spot.

If any of these are albums that you haven’t heard in their entirety, they are all well worth your time.

I will be taking your advise, as I love getting an album recommendation, it's much better than a song alone, as you get a real flavour of the artist from a full album.