Biography
The Kiszka brothers and Danny Wagner channelled classic-blues-rock hero worship into festival slots built on sheer vocal horsepower.
Highway Tune and Black Smoke Rising proved youthful bands could still chase analogue warmth on modern radio.
Subsequent LPs explore mellower folk textures between the FM thunder fans expect.
High-bitrate audio keeps tube saturation, room drums, and falsetto harmonics from collapsing on small speakers.
New Clear Radio streams curated rock-focused programming with quality up to 320kbps—ideal for hearing guitar-driven records with depth and punch.
At a glance
- American rock band formed in Frankenmuth, Michigan in 2012, featuring brothers Josh (vocals), Jake (guitar), and Sam Kiszka (bass/keys) with drummer Danny Wagner.
- Black Smoke Rising EP (2017) and debut album Anthem of the Peaceful Army (2018) brought mainstream rock-radio attention.
- Won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album for From the Fires (2019).