The 5 Pillars of Soul

The John Wilkes Booze are spirit drinkin' gospel players from South Central Indiana -- Bloomington to be exact. These six make up the best damned R&B band to crawl out of the quarries and strap it up electrical style to shake it for the fever and the glory. And by rhythm and blues, we are talkin' about Hoosier R&B. Their second album, The Heliocentric Views of John Wilkes Booze is out on St. Ives, the handmade-cover, vinyl-only-label responsible for outings from Animal Collective, The Microphones and The Impossible Shapes.