The Maytags

The Maytags’ modern take on classic soul is the sum of its six members and the dozen well-trained ears that come with them. They operate out of Des Moines, IA, but the individual segments of The Maytags have roots from New York to St. Louis. This fully manifests itself on the band’s newest release, the 2019 LP, Meriweather — where the manic bustle of the big city thrums in bandleader Dustin Smith’s croon, but the sentiments are as isolated and picturesque as a Midwestern expanse.