Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds perfect their take on soul revivalism with their newest release, The Weather Below. The album, produced by Ryan Hadlock (The Lumineers, Vance Joy), opens with a pair of funky party starters in the blaring “Borderline” and the low-key, yet equally festive, “Sugar.” “Prison Cells” is an enjoyable, though slower, burn before the group delivers the record’s first single—and best track—“Mama Knows.” Singer Arleigh Kincheloe is at her sultry, soulful best every time she digs into that, “If you ain’t got love, you ain’t got nothing” refrain. The album takes a turn on “Disappear” and “Every Road,” two songs with decidedly pop choruses that would make for bona fide radio hits if they lived in Kelly Clarkson’s corner of the world. The tracks sit adjacent to other highlights—the ultrasmooth “Don’t Be Jealous” and the pulsing “We Need a Love”—and the record closes out with the cool and confident “Catch Me If You Can.” All in all, it’s a solid collection of tunes that are tied together by Kincheloe’s vocal prowess, a tight rhythm section and some filthy horn layers.