There’s a full-blown soul revival sweeping music, and not just what gets issued by Daptone Records. Primed for a double bill with fellow ACL Festers and Stax signees Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, this Birmingham, Ala., sixpiece followed up 2014 debut Half the City with this month’s Sea of Noise, releasing a trio of singles in between, including August’s gospel-tinged “Is It Me?” dripping with Pops Staples-like tremolo guitar and the Stevie Wonder-ish delight “All I Ever Wonder.” Possessing stabbing horns and Paul Janeway’s honeyed pipes, this St. Paul can heal anyone and anything. (5pm, HomeAway stage)

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This article appears in September 30 • 2016.

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Tim Stegall contributed to The Austin Chronicle 1991-1995, and was a staff writer 1995-1997. He returned as a contributor in 2013. He has also freelanced for publications ranging from Flipside to Alternative Press to Guitar World. He plays punk rock guitar and sings in the Hormones.