Paul Janeway's vocal range is some kind of miracle. For the young Alabama-based soul stirrer and his band, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, the sounds of Memphis and Muscle Shoals go marrow deep. On Half The City, their unbelievable mature debut, Janeway channels '60s R&B greats like Otis Redding, James Carr and Al Green, while the band gets to some seriously funky rhythms and soaring melodies. During a recent on-air performance, the KEXP studio could barely contain the seven member group nor the heat of their tight grooves, but that didn't stop Janeway from kicking up his white patent leather shows anyway and making a heaven on earth right there for our listeners. Get saved now:
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