Souled American
Souled American is an American alternative country band from Chicago that was active mostly in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band started in 1986 with a quartet of musicians from Illinois. The initial lineup consisted of rhythm guitar/singer Chris Grigoroff, bassist/singer Joe Adducci, lead guitarist Scott Tuma, and drummer Jamey Barnard. The band made six records between 1988 and 1995; Barnard left the group during the making of the fourth record Sonny, while Tuma departed during the making of the sixth record, Notes Campfire. Since then, Souled American has survived as a duo featuring the original songwriters Adducci and Grigoroff, aided and accompanied by a variety of other musicians.
How Critics See Souled American
Chorus pulls the clearest critic-consensus signals out of this discography: the highest-rated record, the tightest agreement, the sharpest split, and the best place to start.
Sanctions
2026
Highest ChoruScore in this discography at 72/100 across 4 reviews.
Souled American's Sanctions greets the listener as a slow, weathered conversation - an anachronistic collection of minimal, languid songs that ask for patience more than immediacy....
Sanctions
2026
Best balance of score, review depth, and critic agreement for a first listen.
Souled American's Sanctions greets the listener as a slow, weathered conversation - an anachronistic collection of minimal, languid songs that ask for patience more than immediacy....
