Soul powerhouses St. Paul & The Broken Bones return with their self-titled sixth studio album, reaffirming why they’ve been hailed as one of the nation’s best live bands — a claim anyone who saw them tear up our studio a few years back can vouch for. You can catch that energy again live at The Belasco on April 3.

Their latest single, “Sushi and Coca-Cola,” takes inspiration from an ordinary night that became something quietly transcendent. As frontman Paul Janeway recalls, it was a simple takeout dinner — sushi and Coca-Cola in the living room — that sparked the feeling. The song captures that moment of contentment, the rare calm that settles in like a warm bath, transforming the mundane into something deeply soulful.

(Oasis Pizza Records)