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First Listen: St. Paul & The Broken Bones, 'Young Sick Camellia'

The Alabama band keeps getting weirder, more inventive and, in danceable ringers like "Apollo," more committed than ever to the pleasures of sprightly, joyous funk.
St. Paul & The Broken Bones' new album, <em>Young Sick Camellia</em>, comes out Sept. 7.

When first broke out a few years back, singer Paul Janeway sounded like a vein-popping retro-soul powerhouse in search of a volume knob. But the Alabama band has matured and modulated ever since, with

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