St. Paul & the Broken Bones are releasing their second album, Sea of Noise. The songs on the new album, including their first single “All I Ever Wonder,” address a variety of themes.
The Birmingham, Alabama band gave us some throwback soul music with their 2014 debut, Half the City. And the new single maintains much of the sound of the first album. But while the songs on Half the City mostly focused on love and heartbreak, the band with lead singer Paul Janeway are going for broader issues with the new album.
Janeway recently explained to Entertainment Weekly that he did not want to just focus on heartbreak songs because “I’m a happily married man. I wanted new sounds and ideas.” So, the new album brings that great St. Paul & the Broken Bones sound to address some modern societal issues.
The first single from the album, “All I Ever Wonder,” is a call to action of sorts. Janeway explains how it is easy to be apathetic, but, “You’ve got to stand for something.”
I can’t tell what side I’m on;
I can’t tell what’s right or wrong;
We can’t ever just sing one song;
Love goes hate goes now I’m left all alone.
Check out “All I Ever Wonder,” complete with the band’s brass instruments and a touch of the band’s throwback Otis Redding sound.
Sea of Noise
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