Since signing with Alligator, The Holmes Brothers have enjoyed a quantum leap in radio and television exposure, showers of critical acclaim and mushrooming sales for 2001's Speaking In Tongues and 2004's Simple Truths. STATE OF GRACE is an astounding new studio release poised to bring their down-home mix of blues, soul, country and gospel to an even bigger audience.Over the past several years, The Holmes Brothers have appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, CBS' Early Saturday Show, USA Network (Willie Nelson's Outlaws & Angels concert), Weekend Edition, All Things Considered, A Prairie Home Companion, World Caf , Mountain Stage, E-Town, The House of Blues Radio Hour, Acoustic Caf , Woodsongs and Voice Of America. They've also scored rave print reviews from USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Associated Press and Knight-Ridder newswires, the New York Times, Downbeat, JazzTimes and many more. AAA and Americana Radio have also been good to The Holmes Brothers, with stations from both formats charting their releases. In addition, they've received strong support from blues, gospel and other specialty shows. Produced by Simple Truths helmsman Craig Street, STATE OF GRACE is the best record yet of The Holmes Brothers' astonishingly fresh blend of American roots sounds. Fans of their revelatory interpretations of classic songs will thrill to not only "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?," but also a hushed and heavenly "I Want You To Want Me" and their heated Cajun workout on "Bad Moon Rising." The record also features songs by Lyle Lovett, Hank Williams and George Jones, along with several soulful Holmes Brothers originals. Accompanying the band are an all-star cast of singers and instrumentalists, including Rosanne Cash, Joan Osborne, Levon Helm, Larry Campbell (Bob Dylan), John Leventhal and Catherine Russell.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Smiling Face Hiding A Weeping Heart
2. Close The Door
3. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?
4. Gasoline Draws
5. I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You (feat. Rosanne Cash)
6. Bad Moon Rising
7. Three Gray Walls
8. If I Had A Boat
9. Those Memories Of You (feat. John Osborne)
10. I Want You To Want Me
11. Ain't It Funny What A Fool Will Do
12. Standing In The Need Of Love
13. I've Just Seen The Rock Of Ages (feat. Levon Helm)
14. God Will