Known for their always outspoken, distinctly American storytelling, Drive-By Truckers embody craft, character, and concept, backed by sonic ambition and social conscience. Founded in 1996 by singer/songwriter/guitarists Mike Cooley and Patterson Hood, the band have long held a progressive fire in their belly but with AMERICAN BAND, they have made the most explicitly political album in their extraordinary canon. A powerful and legitimately provocative work, hard-edged and finely honed, the album is the sound of a truly American Band – a Southern American band – speaking on matters that matter. Check out their performance for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert Series for a peak into what June 30th holds.