Thee Sacred Souls - Got A Story To Tell

Got A Story To Tell is the second studio album by American soul trio Thee Sacred Souls, released in October 2024 via Primrose and Daptone Records.

Thee Sacred Souls formed in 2019 in San Diego, composed of Sal Samano (bass), Alex Garcia (drums, guitar, organ) and vocalist Josh Lane. They released their debut self-titled studio album in August 2022 to critical acclaim.

The highly anticipated follow-up to Thee Sacred Souls's breakout 2022 self-titled debut, Got A Story To Tell, features 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. Recorded and produced by Gabriel Roth at Penrose Recorders, in Daptone’s Riverside, CA studio, and written in the throes of supporting their 2022 album - which was met with significant excitement and major touring that brought them across the world.

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.

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. “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.

This album is limited edition on magenta coloured vinyl housed in a single pocket sleeve with a plain white polylined inner sleeve and download, pressed in the US via Daptone Records.