The Wood Brothers

The cover of The Wood Brothers' gorgeous new album, 'Paradise,' is adorned with an illustration of a mule staring at a carrot dangling just inches in front of its mouth. The carrot, though, is hanging from a stick affixed to the mule's own head."In some ways, he's already got it," explains guitarist Oliver Wood. "And in some ways, he'll never have it."That paradox is at the core of 'Paradise,' an album about longing and desire and theways in which the pursuit of fulfillment can keep it perpetually out of our reach. It's a beautiful collection, the band's most sophisticated work to date and also their most rocking, with bassist Chris Wood playing electric on tracks for the first time. Recorded at Dan Auerbach's Easy Eye studio in Nashville, 'Paradise' captures the latest chapter in the ongoing evolution of a band—and a family—navigating the joy and challenges of a life in music.Dubbed "masters of soulful folk" by Paste, The Wood Brothers released their debut studio