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{{Short description|American soul band}}
{{More citations needed|date=June 2010}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = St. Paul and The Broken Bones
| image             = St. Paul %26 the Broken Bones @ Bonnaroo 2018.jpg
| caption           = Paul Janeway at Bonnaroo 2018
| alias             =
| origin            = [[Birmingham, Alabama]], United States
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Southern soul]]|[[Soul music|soul]]}}
| occupation        =
| years_active      = 2012–present
| label             = {{hlist|RECORDS|[[Single Lock Records|Single Lock]]|[[ATO Records|ATO]]}}
| website           = [http://stpaulandthebrokenbones.com stpaulandthebrokenbones.com]
| current_members   = [[Paul Janeway]]<br/> Jesse Phillips<br/> [[Browan Lollar]]<br/> Kevin Leon<br/> [[Al Gamble]]<br/> [[Allen Branstetter]]<br/> [[Amari Ansari]]<br/> [[Chad Fisher]]
| past_members      = [[Ben Griner]]<br/> [[James Brangle]]<br/> [[Jamison Harper]]<br/>[[Andrew Lee (musician)|Andrew Lee]]<br/> [[Jason Mingledorff]]
}}
'''St. Paul and The Broken Bones''' is an American eight-piece [[soul music|soul]] band based in [[Birmingham, Alabama]], United States, that formed in 2012. The band is composed of [[Paul Janeway]] (vocals), [[Browan Lollar]] (guitar), Jesse Phillips (bass), Kevin Leon (drums), [[Al Gamble]] (keys), [[Allen Branstetter]] (trumpet), [[Amari Ansari]] (saxophone), and [[Chad Fisher]] (trombone). They have released five albums and two EPs while touring internationally.
== History ==
Vocalist [[Paul Janeway]] and bassist Jesse Phillips met in the mid-2000s while playing in Birmingham as part of the alternative soul outfit The Secret Dangers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonicbids.com/band/thesecretdangers/ |title=About The Secret Dangers |website=Sonicbids.com |access-date=2016-12-18}}</ref> In 2012, Jesse and Paul met back in Ol' Elegante Studios in Birmingham to start a new project. Janeway says of the project with Phillips, "It was going to be our last hurrah" before focusing on other careers, "but then something just clicked and we walked out of there with something."<ref name="Garden and Gun">{{cite web|last=Hendrickson|first=Matt|title=Homegrown Soul: St. Paul and The Broken Bones|url=http://gardenandgun.com/article/st-paul-and-broken-bones|work=Garden and Gun|date=16 January 2014}}</ref> As the two began working around Janeway's voice, they realized they were forming a soul outfit. As the project progressed, the pair brought in [[Browan Lollar]], formerly of [[Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit|The 400 Unit]], Andrew Lee, Ben Griner, and Allen Branstetter. Here, they recorded their first EP, ''Greetings from St. Paul and The Broken Bones'' before ever playing a live show.
After releasing ''Greetings from St. Paul and The Broken Bones'', the band gained attention from managers and labels alike. In January 2013, they began recording their first full-length album, ''Half the City'', at the Nutthouse Recording Studios Sheffield, Alabama and [[FAME Studios|Fame Studios]] in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. While recording the album, the band brought in [[Al Gamble]] to play keys. Gamble continued to play with St. Paul and The Broken Bones and has been a full-time member since January 2014. ''Half the City'' was produced by Ben Tanner of the [[Alabama Shakes]].
In February 2013, St. Paul and The Broken Bones gained the attention of Traci Thomas of Thirty Tigers, who signed on as their manager. Shortly thereafter, they began weekend touring on their ''Greetings from St. Paul and The Broken Bones'' EP, waiting for the horn players to graduate college before embarking on more extensive touring.<ref name=NUVO>{{cite web|last=Murrell|first=Sarah|title=St. Paul and The Broken Bones get by with a little help from their friends|url=http://www.nuvo.net/indianapolis/st-paul-and-the-broken-bones-get-by-with-a-little-help-from-their-friends/Content?oid=2801086#.UzzPdcf1vtY|work=NUVO|date=April 2, 2014}}</ref>
On February 18, 2014, the LP was released under [[Single Lock Records]], a Florence, Alabama-based record label owned by Ben Tanner, Will Trapp, and [[John Paul White]] of [[The Civil Wars]]. Immediately, ''Half the City'' received critical acclaim from many national journalistic outlets including ''Paste'' magazine,<ref name=Paste>{{cite web|last=Orr|first=Dacey|title=The Best of What's Next: St. Paul and The Broken Bones|url=http://www.paste.com/issues/week-103/articles/st-paul-and-the-broken-bones-the-best-of-whats-next|work=Paste Magazine|issue=103|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407084626/http://www.paste.com/issues/week-103/articles/st-paul-and-the-broken-bones-the-best-of-whats-next|archive-date=2014-04-07}}</ref> Garden and Gun,<ref name="Garden and Gun" /> Southern Living,<ref name="Southern Living">{{cite web|title=St. Paul and The Broken Bones: Don't Mean a Thing|url=http://www.southernliving.com/travel/st-paul-broken-bones-dont-mean-a-thing|work=Southern Living|access-date=2014-04-03|archive-date=2015-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128132656/http://www.southernliving.com/travel/st-paul-broken-bones-dont-mean-a-thing|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'',<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine|title=48 Best Things We Saw at SXSW 2014|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/48-best-things-we-saw-at-sxsw-2014-20140317/best-soul-revivalists-st-paul-and-the-broken-bones-0933026|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=17 March 2014}}</ref> and NPR.<ref name="NPR 1">{{cite web|last=Powers|first=Ann|title=First Listen: St. Paul and The Broken Bones, 'Half the City'|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/02/09/271517906/first-listen-st-paul-and-the-broken-bones-half-the-city|work=NPR}}</ref> In its first week of sales, ''Half the City'' reached #62 on the Billboard 200 charts. After major stories by [[NPR Morning Edition]]<ref name="NPR 2">{{cite web|title=From Preacher to Grass Cutter to Earth-Shaking Soul Singer|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/03/20/289607137/from-preacher-to-grass-cutter-to-earth-shaking-soul-singer|website=Npr.org|access-date=2016-12-18}}</ref> and a national television debut on ''[[CBS This Morning|CBS This Morning: Saturday]]'',<ref name="CBS This Morning">{{cite web|title=St. Paul and The Broken Bones perform "Call Me" off of their album "Half the City"|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/st-paul-and-the-broken-bones-perform-call-me-off-their-album-half-the-city/|work=CBS}}</ref> St. Paul and The Broken Bones' debut album reached #56 on the [[Billboard 200]]. St. Paul and the Broken Bones has also made television appearances on ''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]'', ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]'', ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!|Jimmy Kimmel Live]]'', ''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]'', ''[[Later... with Jools Holland]]'', ''[[Late Night with Seth Meyers]]'', ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]'', ''[[Austin City Limits]]'', and ''[[Bluegrass Underground]]''. In addition to their own tour, the band opened for The Rolling Stones' [[Zip Code Tour]] in Atlanta, Georgia on June 9, 2015, and in Buffalo, New York on July 11, 2015. The group also made appearances at marquee festivals like [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella]], [[Bonnaroo Music Festival|Bonnaroo]], [[Lollapalooza]], [[Newport Folk Festival|Newport Folk]], [[Lockn' Festival]], [[Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival|Outside Lands]], [[North Sea Jazz Festival|North Sea Jazz]], [[Rock en Seine|Rock En Seine]], [[Pinkpop Festival|Pinkpop]], [[Hurricane Festival|Hurricane festival]], [[Roskilde Festival|Roskilde]], [[Osheaga Festival|Osheaga]], [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park London]], and tons more. On top of that, they performed "All I Ever Wonder" live on BBC2 from the [[Glastonbury Festival]] on June 25, 2016. Some of the groups more notable events played are [[Elton John singles discography|Elton John's]] AIDS Foundation Oscar viewing party in Los Angeles, [[Philip Glass|Philip Glass']] Tibet House Benefit in New York, The Equal Justice Initiative's 30th Anniversary celebration, and a Carnegie Hall series curated by [[Rosanne Cash]].
St. Paul and the Broken Bones songs have also featured in movie and TV spots such as ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles|Los Angeles]]'', ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', ''[[Big Little Lies (TV series)|Big Little Lies]]'', ''[[Suits (American TV series)|Suits]]'', ''[[Black Lightning (TV series)|Black Lightning]]'', [[ESPN]], ''[[Fifty Shades of Grey (soundtrack)|Fifty Shades of Grey]]'', ''[[Life of the Party (2018 film)|Life of the Party]]'', ''[[The Gambler (2014 film)|The Gambler]]'', ''[[Mob Wives]]'', ''[[Stitchers]]'', and ''[[Switched at Birth (TV series)|Switched at Birth]]'',
In May 2015, trombonist Ben Griner left the group<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://reverb.com/news/trumpeter-allen-branstetter-on-st-paul-and-the-broken-bones-new-album-and-working-with-alabama-shakes|title=Trumpeter Allen Branstetter on St. Paul and the Broken Bones' New Album and Working with Alabama Shakes|website=reverb.com|date=12 May 2016|language=en|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref> to work on personal projects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://happeninsintheham.com/weekend-roundup-dec-28-31/|title=Birmingham Events Weekend Roundup: Dec. 28-31|date=2017-12-28|website=Happenin's In The 'Ham|language=en|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref> Their second album ''[[Sea of Noise]]'' was released in September 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/st-paul-and-the-broken-bones-plot-new-album-sea-of-noise-20160523|title=St. Paul and the Broken Bones Plot New Album 'Sea of Noise'|website=Rollingstone.com|date=May 23, 2016|access-date=June 27, 2016}}</ref> In 2017, they were nominated for a [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program|Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2017/2017-daytime-emmy-nominations-full-list-nominees/|title=2017 Daytime Emmy nominations: Full list of nominees|website=goldderby.com|date=22 March 2017|language=en|access-date=2023-04-22}}</ref>
The band released a single, "Apollo", in June 2018, and announced an album, ''Young Sick Camellia'', released in September.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jambands.com/news/2018/06/27/st-paul-the-broken-bones-announce-new-album-share-first-single|title=St. Paul & The Broken Bones Announce New Album, Share First Single|website=Jambands.com|date=27 June 2018|access-date=7 September 2018}}</ref> The major theme of the album is Janeway's relationships with his father and grandfather. About the albums lyrics he said, “I was dwelling on my family and the complexity to all the men’s relationships. My papaw was not a warm person, but he showed his affection through hard work. He and my father had a complicated relationship and didn’t communicate well. This record is about me growing up in a digital age, and my father and papaw growing up in their different times, and exploring the dynamics of those relationships.” After the recording of the album, saxophone player Jason Mingledorff left the band and was replaced by Amari Ansari.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rocktheruins.com/shows/st-paul-the-broken-bones|title=St. Paul and the Broken Bones|access-date=2023-04-22}}</ref> Kevin Leon also replaced Andrew Lee on drums before the release of the album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://voyageatl.com/interview/conversations-with-kevin-leon/|title=Conversations with Kevin Leon|date=2021-04-01|access-date=2023-04-22}}</ref> In 2018, Paul Janeway was featured on the title cut of [[Sigala]]'s album ''[[Brighter Days]]''.
In 2021, St. Paul and the Broken Bones announced they had signed with [[ATO Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/st-paul-broken-bones-sign-ato-records-1235064073/|title=St. Paul & The Broken Bones Sign With ATO Records (EXCLUSIVE)|date=2021-09-14|access-date=2023-04-22}}</ref> Their first release for their new label, ''The Alien Coast'', followed in January 2022 and was well received by critics. The sound of the new album was a departure from their previous releases, incorporating elements of [[psychedelic rock]], [[stoner metal]], and hip-hop inspired beats with the funk and soul sounds for which they'd become known.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/stpaul-broken-bones-alien-coast/|title=ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES CHART BOLDLY CREATIVE PATHS IN 'THE ALIEN COAST'|date=2022-01-24|access-date=2023-04-22}}</ref> Janeway has said that Greek mythology and dystopian sci-fi were some of the inspirations for the album.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/st-paul-broken-bones-return-new-single-album-9640614/|title=St. Paul & The Broken Bones Mix Synths, Samples Into Fourth Album, 'The Alien Coast'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=2021-10-05|access-date=2023-04-22}}</ref>
In anticipation of the birth of his daughter Marigold in September 2020, Janeway wrote a series of letters to his child. These deeply personal letters became the songs featured on the band's latest album ''Angels in Science Fiction'', released in April 2023. While continuing the musical experimentation found in the band's other recent records, the album has more quiet, minimalist moments than their other releases, with some songs featuring nothing more than Janeway's voice and an acoustic guitar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nodepression.com/in-the-deep-end-with-st-paul-the-broken-bones//|title=In the Deep End With … St. Paul & The Broken Bones|date=2023-04-05|access-date=2023-04-22}}</ref>
The band has a star on the wall of historic music venue [[First Avenue (nightclub)|First Avenue]] in Minneapolis.
Janeway, as St. Paul, released a solo single, "Colder", in February 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/St-Paul-Drops-Debut-Solo-Single-Colder-20240216|title=St. Paul Drops Debut Solo Single 'Colder'|first=Michael|last=Major|website=Broadwayworld.com|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref>
==Discography==
===Albums===
====Studio albums====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="1"|Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="billboard200">{{cite magazine|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/st-paul-the-broken-bones/chart-history/tlp/|title=St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Chart History|access-date=October 17, 2018}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''Half the City''
|
* Released: February 18, 2014
* Label: [[Single Lock Records|Single Lock]]
* Format: Digital download, CD, Vinyl
| 56
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Sea of Noise]]''
|
* Released: September 9, 2016
* Label: Records
* Format: Digital download, CD, Vinyl
| 44
|-
! scope="row"| ''Young Sick Camellia''
|
* Released: September 7, 2018
* Label: Records
* Format: Digital download, CD, Vinyl
| 56
|-
! scope="row"| ''The Alien Coast''
|
* Released: January 28, 2022
* Label: [[ATO Records|ATO]]
* Format: Digital download, CD, Vinyl
| —
|-
! scope="row"| ''Angels in Science Fiction''
|
* Released: April 21, 2023
* Label: [[ATO Records|ATO]]
* Format: Digital download, CD, Vinyl
| —
|-
| colspan="4" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}
====Live====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:14em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:14em;"| Details
|-
! scope="row"| ''Spotify Sessions'' (Live at SXSW 2014)''
|
*Released: 2014
*Label: Single Lock
*Format: Streaming
|}
===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:14em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:14em;"| Details
|-
! scope="row"|  ''St. Paul and The Broken Bones - Live and In Person''
|
*Released: 2013
*Single Lock
*Format: Streaming
|-
! scope="row"|  ''Greetings from St. Paul and The Broken Bones''
|
*Released: 2014
*Label: Self-release
*Format: N/A
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="4" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Adult Alternative Songs|US<br />AAA]]<br/><ref name=aaa>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/st-paul-the-broken-bones/chart-history/aaa/|title=St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Chart History|access-date=October 30, 2018}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Rock Airplay|US<br />Rock<br />Air]]<br /><ref name="rock-air">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/st-paul-the-broken-bones/chart-history/rka/|title=St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Chart History - Rock & Alternative Airplay|access-date=September 29, 2022}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Tónlistinn|ICE]]<br/><ref name="iceland">Peaks in Iceland:
*"Apollo": {{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109133607/http://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/|archivedate=January 9, 2019|url=http://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/|title=Vika 1 – 2016|language=is|website=Plotutidindi.is|access-date=September 29, 2022}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Mexico Ingles Airplay|MEX<br />Eng.]]<br /><ref name="mexico-air">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/st-paul-the-broken-bones/chart-history/rka/|title=St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Chart History - Mexico Ingles Airplay|access-date=September 29, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Call Me"
| 2014
| 6 || — || — || —
| ''Half the City''
|-
! scope="row"| "All I Ever Wonder"
| rowspan=4| 2016
| 16 || — || — || 36
| rowspan=4| ''Sea of Noise''
|-
! scope="row"| "Flow with It (You Got Me Feeling Like)"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2016/07/14/485841547/songs-we-love-st-paul-the-broken-bones-flow-with-it-you-got-me-feeling-like|title=Songs We Love: St. Paul & The Broken Bones, 'Flow With It (You Got Me Feeling Like)' : NPR|date=July 14, 2016|website=NPR|access-date=September 29, 2022}}</ref>
| — || — || — || 40
|-
! scope="row"| "Is It Me"
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Midnight on Earth"
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Convex"
|rowspan=2| 2018
| — || — || — || —
|rowspan="3"| ''Young Sick Camellia''
|-
! scope="row"| "Apollo"
| 3 || 44 || 36 || —
|-
! scope="row"| "GotItBad"
| 2019
| 31 || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "The Last Dance"
|rowspan=3| 2021
| 16 || — || — || —
|rowspan=4| ''The Alien Coast''
|-
! scope="row"| "3000 AD Mass"
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Love Letter From a Red Roof Inn"
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Minotaur"
| 2022
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Sea Star"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/triple-a/future-releases|title=Triple A Future Releases|website=All Access|access-date=January 2, 2022}}</ref>
| 2023
| — || — || — || —
|''Angels In Science Fiction''
|-
|colspan="10" style="font-size:9pt"| "—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.stpaulandthebrokenbones.com Official Site]
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