St. Paul & The Broken Bones
NewMusicForOldFolks says …
Not since Mick Hucknall and his band Simply Red has a Soul band been this pasty white. And in Simply Red's defense, they were English (still are I imagine). Members of St. Paul & The Broken Bones look more like they should be working at an Apple store "Genius Bar" rather than pounding out Soul that would make Otis Redding and Al Green proud. Behind by the amazing voice of the unassuming looking Paul Janeway, the six-piece band is rock solid. Give them a listen.
Artist's Info
Website: stpaulandthebrokenbones.com
See them live: Tour dates
Record company: Single Lock Records
Genre: Soul, R&B
If you like this, look into: Mingo Fishtrap, Nathaniel Rateliff and The Nigh Sweats, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
Bio (From the artist's website)
Grit, elemental rhythm, tight-as-a-drumhead playing, and a profound depth of feeling: these are the promises of a great soul band. And St. Paul & The Broken Bones deliver on those promises. Half The City is the compelling full-length Single Lock/Thirty Tigers debut of the Birmingham, Alabama-based sextet, who have already created a maelstrom of interest with their roof-raising live shows and self-released four-song 2012 EP. Produced by Ben Tanner of Alabama Shakes, and recorded and mixed in the storied R&B mecca of Muscle Shoals, Ala., the album harkens back to the region’s classic soul roots while extending the form with electrifying potency. (more)
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Recordings
Most Recent
HALF THE CITY (2014): Half the City vital, direct, emotionally affecting presents the same engaged, high- voltage, in-the-pocket sound that St. Paul and the Broken Bones produce at their live dates, where Paul Janeway's extroverted performing style enraptures his audiences. "I'm going to be dancing, getting in the aisles, climbing on tables," he says. "That's just the way we do it. It really takes me back to church. There s not a lot of difference. When I get on stage, it's, All right, it's time to pour it on."
Others
Greetings (EP) (2013)
