Thee Sacred Souls has got a story to tell in their new album, one with tales of self love, longing, sorrow and gratitude.
“Got A Story To Tell” is Thee Sacred Souls’ second album, released on Oct 4, 2024. The band’s work has a distinctly aged sound despite coming together in 2019: other than the beautiful mixing and production, it’s like heartfelt memories and family heirlooms made into song.
Here are some of my favorites.
The very first (and possibly my favorite) track on the album is “Lucid Girl,” a song about a girl choosing to traverse life on her own, and being content with it. It’s equally soft and triumphant, and a celebration of such a fundamental revelation.
Josh Lane, the band’s vocalist, does it justice with a hint of a smile in his voice; I can’t help but do the same as I think of my closest female friendships and our collective exploration of our time here together.
The next track on the album is “Price I’ll Pay,” which takes the perspective of a character willing to put the work in for love. It’s a refreshing take on a love that works, bringing to mind songs like “Ride or Die” by Durand Jones & The Indications. Lane sings like melted butter, with catchy little breaks in between.
Another track I really love off of “Got A Story To Tell” is “My Heart is Drowning.” It’s slower and a little more tart on the tongue than the others. The lyrics are tainted with regret as Lane sings, “With the power of the sea / Your absence washes over me.”
According to the band, their two inspirations for this track were Jamaican rocksteady and 60s girl-group pop. Somehow, both sounds combined to make me feel like something of a heartbroken cowboy, but I have no complaints.
The very last track on the album is called “I’m So Glad I Found You, Baby,” inspiring the sweet feeling of coming home. It’s a Sunday morning song to my ears, something to sip on coffee and window-filtered sunlight to. The track is a lovely note to end on, with the same gentle jubilation as “Lucid Girl.”
“Got A Story To Tell” is a truly beautiful addition to Thee Sacred Souls’ discography. I don’t typically consider myself an “album person,” but this one is definitely one I can listen to the whole way through; I can tell it’ll be an autumn favorite of mine this year.
love & disco,
dirty chai
