St. Paul & The Broken Bones and The Wood Brothers

Founded in Birmingham, Alabama in 2011, St. Paul & the Broken Bones burst onto the world stage with their 2014 debut, Half the City, establishing a sound that quickly became a calling card and landing the band a slew of major festivals, including Lollapalooza, Coachella, and Glastonbury. The group has continued to expand their sound with every record, branching out well beyond old-school soul into sleek summertime funk and classic disco on albums like 2018’s Young Sick Camellia. Their forthcoming LP, Angels in Science Fiction, stretches their limbs further afield, building on the shadowy psychedelia and intricate, experimental R&B of 2022’s The Alien Coast.

The Wood Brothers have learned to trust their hearts. For the better part of two decades, they’ve cemented their reputation as freethinking songwriters, road warriors, and community builders, creating a catalog of diverse music and a loyal audience who’ve grown alongside them through the years. That evolution continues with Heart is the Hero, the band’s eighth studio album.