Thee Sacred Souls Announce Got A Story To Tell, Sophomore Album out October 4 (Daptone Records)
Watch/Listen to "Lucid Girl" Here: https://daptone.ffm.to/gastt.OPR
Announce Biggest Tour Yet, Including Brooklyn’s Paramount in November; Headline Celebrate Brooklyn This Saturday
June 18, 2024 -- Thee Sacred Souls have announced that their sophomore album - Got A Story To Tell - will be released October 4 on Daptone Records. The highly anticipated follow-up to their breakout 2022 self-titled debut, Got A Story To Tellfeatures 12 all original new songs, a soaring statement of exquisite craftsmanship from this young band from San Diego whose story grows bigger by the day. Thee Sacred Souls have also announced their biggest headline tour yet, to take place this fall. The tour includes New York’s new 2700-capacity Brooklyn Paramount (Nov. 8) and Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium (Oct. 16). Full routing is available below.
Tickets go on sale this Friday and more information on various pre-sales this week can be found here. They will also perform at the Fool In Love festival in Los Angeles on August 31, a festival featuring soul music legends at Hollywood Park / SoFi Stadium, Bumbershoot, Montreal Jazz Festival, and will headline Celebrate Brooklyn this Saturday, June 22.
Today they’ve shared “Lucid Girl,” watch / listen here: https://daptone.ffm.to/gastt.OPR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zABTJnZbRoA
The “Lucid Girl” video was filmed in Compton, LA at the Compton Cowboys ranch, and features equestrian Zoie Brogdon - Directed by CAKE (aka Emma Kolb)
Like their debut, Got A Story To Tell was recorded and produced by Gabriel Roth at Penrose Recorders, Daptone’s studio in Riverside, CA. Written in the throes of supporting their 2022 album - which was met with tremendous excitement and major touring that brought them across the world - it represents a crucible for the band. It led to a demanding and intense period, but they came out stronger and more together on the other side. They tapped into the explosion of creativity that came with it to make their best songs yet.
Got A Story To Tell was written by founding members Alejandro Garcia, Salvador Samano and Josh Lane. Garcia (drums, guitar), Samano (bass, drums) and Lane (vocals) recorded the album, with additional horn, string, percussion, organ players and background vocalists. Special guests include Larry Rendon on saxophone, an original member of Thee Midniters, the East LA band from the ‘60s that made history as one of the first Chicano bands to have a major hit in the U.S. (and in part what inspired Thee Sacred Souls’ band name). The live band features Garcia, Samano and Lane, as well as Riley Dunn on keys, Shay Stulz on guitar, and Astyn Turrentine and Viane Escobar on background vocals.
What swirls together on Got A Story To Tell is an appreciation of decades of soul music, and beyond - a sound and feel that is timeless, lived in, and very much in the now. Songs that take their time and relish in the moment. Album opener “Lucid Girl” champions independent women, set to some of the toughest sounding drums and bass the band has yet to put to tape. The song started with an idea from Garcia; it came to him on a Christmas morning of quiet solitude and heartache. “She chose herself and then she grew,” Lane sings in his pure tenor before the drums and Samano’s bass hit a stutter-step and the chorus kicks in. The album is full of characters and stories, and “Lucid Girl” sets the stage.
“Waiting On The Right Time” slinks with a touch of slow-burning psychedelia. A plea for empathy punctuates “One and the Same,” with Lane singing: “We’re one and the same, I feel one day / We learn to live with each other / In love, not fear / Just for a moment, why can’t we be together.” “On My Mind” is a sweeping orchestration, with Lane navigating the complexities of finding happiness while balancing the good with the bad. The album is punctuated with strings and squelching guitar, trundling piano, pops of conga, horns - it makes for a thrilling, layered listen that rewards with multiple spins.
Thee Sacred Souls began when Garcia and Samano, just 23 at the time, started the framework of the band by writing songs together. Lane joined as the vocalist and songwriter, moving to SoCal from Sacramento, and they were offered a record deal by Daptone after their soon-to-be producer Gabriel Roth saw one of their early gigs.
Their debut - described by Uncut as “music of terrifyingly high quality” - earned them performances on NPR’s Tiny Desk, which debuted in February of this year, as well as several TV show appearances: Jimmy Kimmel Live!, CBS Saturday, Kelly Clarkson, Jools Holland, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. They have six million monthly listeners on Spotify, over 250 million streams on the platform so far, and “Can I Call You Rose” has been the soundtrack to nearly a million posts between TikTok and Instagram, a virality that took off in January of this year. An ever-growing list of fans includes SZA, Alicia Keys, Leon Bridges, and Kylie Jenner. For a band that just began significant touring in 2022, they’ve already made their festival debuts at Bonnaroo, Newport Folk, Austin City Limits and Lollapalooza, and sold out Brooklyn Steel in January of 2023 - just their third proper NYC headlining show ever.
Pre-order: https://daptone.ffm.to/gastt.OPR
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Tracklist:
01 Lucid Girl
02 Price I’ll Pay
03 Live for You
04 On My Mind
05 Waiting on the Right Time
06 Losing Side of Love
07 Somebody Knew
08 My Heart is Drowning
09 Stuck in the Mud
10 In the Mirror
11 One and the Same
12 I’m So Glad I Found You, Baby
Tour Dates:
June 22 - Brooklyn, NY - Celebrate Brooklyn ^
June 27 - Salt Lake City, UT - Twilight Concert Series ^
June 29 - Denver, CO - Endless Sunshine ^
July 2 - Montreal, Quebec - Festival International de Jazz de Montreal ^
July 13 - Rotterdam, Holland - North Sea Jazz Festival ^
July 16 - Molde, Norway - Moldejazz ^
July 18 - St. Gallen, Switzerland - Kultur Festival ^
July 19 - Bern, Switzerland - GurtenFest ^
July 20 - Montreux, Switzerland - Montreux Jazz Festival ^
July 27 - Skokie, IL - Out of Space ^
July 28 - Nelsonville, OH - Nelsonville Music Festival ^
Aug 3 - San Diego, CA - Endless Sunsets ^
Aug 8 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West ^
Aug 9 - Helsinki, Finland - Flow Festival ^
Aug 10 - Oslo, Norway - Oyafestivalen ^
Aug 13 - Gijón, Spain - Semana Grande de Gijón ^
Aug 16 - Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop ^
Aug 18 - Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic ^
Aug 20 - Nice, France - Nice Jazz Festival ^
Aug 31 - Los Angeles, CA - Fool In Love Festival ^
Sept 1 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot ^
Sept 7 - Munich, Germany - Superbloom ^
Sept 8 - Berlin, Germany - Lollapalooza ^
Sep 10 - Amsterdam, NL - Tolhuistuin
Sep 14 - Paris, FR - La Maroquinerie
Sep 16 - Manchester, UK - Band On The Wall
Sep 19 - London, UK - Jazz Cafe
Sept 28 - Bridgeport, CT - Soundside Music Festival ^
Oct 11 - Charlottesville, VA - Ting Pavilion
Oct 12 - Asheville, NC - Rabbit Rabbit
Oct 14 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz
Oct 16 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
Oct 18 - Miami, FL - III Points
Oct 21 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
Oct 22 - New Orleans, LA - The Fillmore New Orleans
Oct 23 - Houston, TX - The Lawn at White Oak Music Hall
Oct 25 - Austin, TX - Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater
Oct 26 - Dallas, TX - South Side Ballroom
Oct 27 - Bentonville, AR - The Momentary
Oct 29 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room
Oct 31 - Toronto, ON - HISTORY
Nov 2 - Chicago, IL - Salt Shed
Nov 3 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall
Nov 6 - McKees Rocks, PA - Roxian Theatre
Nov 8 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Paramount
Nov 9 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore Philadelphia
Nov 10 - Boston, MA - Roadrunner
Nov 12 - Montreal, QC - MTELUS
Nov 14 - Silver Springs, MD - The Fillmore Silver Spring
^Festival Performance
Artist Pre-sale - WEDNESDAY June 19, 2024
Spotify Pre-sale - THURSDAY June 20, 2024
Promoter & Venue Pre-sales - THURSDAY June 20, 2024
General on sale - FRIDAY June 21, 2024
Tickets are available at theesacredsouls.com