Thee Sacred Souls tickets

Metropolis Music Presents

Thee Sacred Souls

Age restriction: 14+ (under 16s accompanied by an adult)

For Thee Sacred Souls, the first time is often the charm. The band’s first club dates
led to a record deal with the revered Daptone label; their first singles racked up more
than ten million streams in a year and garnered attention from Billboard, Rolling
Stone, and KCRW; and their first fans included the likes of Gary Clark Jr., The Black
Pumas, Princess Nokia, and Timbaland. Now, the breakout San Diego trio is ready to
deliver yet another landmark first with the release of their self-titled debut.

“Every step of the way has just been so organic,” says drummer Alex Garcia. “Things
just seem to happen naturally when the three of us get together.”

Indeed, there’s something inevitable about the sound of Thee Sacred Souls, as if
Garcia and his bandmates—bassist Sal Samano and singer Josh Lane—have been playing together for a lifetime already. Produced by Bosco Mann (aka Daptone co-founder Gabriel Roth), Thee Sacred Souls is a warm and textured record, mixing the easygoing grace of sweet ’60s soul with the grit and groove of early ’70s R&B, and the performances are utterly intoxicating, with Lane’s weightless vocals anchored by the rhythm section’s deep pocket and infectious chemistry. Hints of Chicano, Philly,
Chicago, Memphis, and even Panama soul turn up here, and while it’s tempting to toss around labels like “retro” with a deliberately analog collection like this, there’s also something distinctly modern about the band that defies easy categorization, a rawness and a sincerity that transcends time and place.