Album Premiere: The Wood Brothers, Paradise

Salvation, sin, loneliness, yearning, desire, faith, prayers for peace and heartache aren’t concepts to be taken lightly. But on their fifth studio effort, Paradise, the Wood Brothers wrap spry, soulful folk-rock around songs that address those and other weighty topics with a light touch and even some surprisingly forceful grooves.

“Working on this record was a new adventure for us,” said singer-guitarist Oliver Wood. “When we started we were without a label and without a producer. It was difficult and liberating at the same time. We didn’t realize until the process was over that the album had a deep and cohesive theme of longing, desire and salvation. It was an intense labor of love as we all three wrote and produced the entire project.” — HAL HOROWITZ

Paradise drops October 2 via Thirty Tigers. Stream the album in advance of its release below.