St. Paul and the Broken Bones: 2026
Paul Janeway of St. Paul and the Broken Bones at Brooklyn Paramount on April 25 (photo courtesy of Q Prime)
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Formed in Birmingham in 2012, Southern soul outfit St. Paul and the Broken Bones has been a band for nearly a decade and a half, sharing a stage with The Rolling Stones and making the rounds on the late-night circuit.
St. Paul and the Broken Bones has played every bucket-list fest you can think of, from Bonnaroo to Glastonbury. Experiences and accolades aside, it wasn’t until last October that the eight-piece dropped St. Paul and the Broken Bones, their sixth LP and one that—five albums in—finally felt deserving of self-titled status. It was a decision that, for a band, serves as a declaration on identity: This is who we are.
Four years in the making, the album was written in a bit of a roundabout way, with frontman Paul Janeway flying to London on band breaks to work on songs with British songwriter and former boy band-er, Eg White (Adele, Florence Welch and Celine Dion). These recordings weren’t intended to be songs for The Broken Bones, but after Janeway showed them to bassist Jesse Phillips, they were claimed by the group for this latest album.
It was only fitting that the group brought in White to produce, recording the album at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
St. Paul and the Broken Bones have done sessions and a concert for the station in the past, but this time, FUV Live came to them. Ahead of their sold-out show at the Brooklyn Paramount in April, FUV joined the band at the venue for a post-soundcheck interview with St. Paul himself. Rather than a suit or sequined robe, the singer was off-duty in a University of Kentucky athletic jacket, and he had the easygoing manner to match.
In an interview on the green room couch, Janeway talked simple pleasures, the band’s evolving aspirations, and the parallels between preaching and performing.
[Recorded: 4/25/26; Produced by Meghan Suma]
