Purchase includes postcard signed by Ivan Neville & Ian Neville.

Over its past 17 years, Dumpstaphunk has earned its reputation as the most well regarded next-generation New Orleans live powerhouse, the type of band whose live shows attract sit-ins from legends like Carlos Santana, Bob Weir and Trombone Shorty. Alongside Hall, Daniels, Alex Wasily, Ryan Nyther and drummer Devin Trusclair, cousins Ivan and Ian Neville have built upon their familys iconic NOLA legacy as theyve transformed Dumpstaphunk into the citys pre-eminent 21st-century funk-fusion export, resulting in recent career highlights like their July 2019 opening gig for the Rolling Stones on their home turf at the Superdome. Modernizing and reinvigorating the Neville family groove has been one of the driving forces of Dumpstaphunk ever since the band spontaneously formed during Jazz Fest in 2003. Daniels and Hall both played with the Neville Brothers for years, but the band has never stood in the familys shadows during its nearly two-decade career. For his part, Ian Neville never could have predicted hed still be in the same band 17 years later, but the guitarist could sense the groups historical weight from the onset.

Since releasing their last album seven years ago, Ivan Neville became a father for the second time, an experience that shaped his outlook on the future-facing originals on the groups new album. The unknown, sometimes, is scary, he says, discussing the bands latest album, Where Do We Go From Here, but sometimes you just have to take that ride. Were at a crossroads right now in this country, and some shits got to change. The bands mix of classic and modern influences can be heard throughout the party-friendly mix of R&B, funk, rock, swamp-pop and blues. We hope people can hear the new songs and are inclined to dance and inspired to think at the same time, says Ivan, speaking to the new albums delicate balance between topic material and dance-floor rockers.

Where Do We Go From Here is perhaps the best evidence yet of Dumpstaphunks ability to strengthen and transform their singular NOLA roots in combination with the deeper outside musical and philosophical influences on which the band is founded.