A powerhouse American soul-rock band led by vocalist Caitlin Krisko, built for the stage and known across the Southeast for a big, full-throated live show.
The Short Version
Who Are They?
Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast are an American soul-rock band based in Asheville, North Carolina, fronted by singer Caitlin Krisko. The group pairs a belting, gospel-schooled lead voice with a full electric band, drawing on classic soul, rhythm and blues, and Southern rock.
Two things define the band. First, the voice: Krisko is a big, dynamic vocalist in the tradition of the great soul singers, and the arrangements are built to frame her. Second, the live show: the band earned its following on the road, playing clubs and festivals across the country and honing a horn-and-guitar sound that lands hardest in a room.
They remain a working, touring band, releasing a steady run of singles and EPs through the 2020s that led to their studio album Heirloom. To hear where modern Asheville soul-rock is going, you start here.
The live room, where this band made its name.From the Road to a Debut Album
The Story
The Broadcast is a touring band first, built on the road and refined record by record into a polished soul-rock outfit centered on Caitlin Krisko's voice.
Asheville, North Carolina, the band's home base.
Formation
A singer and a band
The group came together around vocalist Caitlin Krisko, taking the name Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast and building a sound rooted in soul, rhythm and blues, and rock.
On the road
Building a live reputation
The band established itself through heavy touring, playing clubs and regional festivals across the United States and developing the muscular, horn-and-guitar live show it became known for.
2022–2023
The singles run
A string of studio singles, including "Devil on Your Side," "Haunted by You," "Blue Monday," and "Operator," documented a tighter, more produced version of the band's sound.
2024
Blueprints EP
The band gathered its recent singles and new tracks into the Blueprints EP, its first substantial studio collection.
2025
Everything I Need
The Everything I Need EP followed, alongside standalone singles such as "Heart of Gold," "Hello My Dear," and "Let It Ride."
2026
Heirloom
The band released its studio album Heirloom, a full-length that pulls its EP-era songs together with new material into a single body of work.
Four Songs, One Introduction
Start Here
The catalog is spread across singles and EPs. These four tracks are the quickest way into the band's soul-rock sound, from the driving singles to the lyric-video releases. Watch in order.
01 · The Single
"Operator"
An official music video for one of the band's signature studio singles, a tight showcase for Krisko's lead vocal over a full-band groove. The clearest starting point.
02 · The Rocker
"Devil on Your Side"
A punchy soul-rock single that leans into the band's guitar-forward side. A good measure of the group's up-tempo energy.
03 · The Ballad
"Piece of You"
A slower, more atmospheric track from the Blueprints era that shows the band's dynamic range and the softer end of Krisko's voice.
04 · The Recent One
"Hello My Dear"
A newer single that carried into the Everything I Need EP and the Heirloom album, a snapshot of the band's current studio direction.
The Studio Records
The Albums 4 to start with
The band's studio catalog runs through a series of EPs into a first full-length. These four releases are the best way to hear the sound take shape. The marked card is the place to begin.
2024
Blueprints EP
The band's first substantial studio collection, gathering singles like "Devil on Your Side," "Operator," and "Blue Monday" alongside "Piece of You" and "Have to Say Goodbye."
A four-song set built around "Everything I Need," "Hello My Dear," "Let It Ride," and "Heart of Gold," pushing the band's studio sound toward its current form.
The band's studio album, a thirteen-track full-length that pulls the EP-era songs together with new material like "Keep on Trying," "Homeless," and "Fuel the Fire." The best place to start.
Two YouTube Music sets: a First Listen of the signature singles to bring you in, and a Deep Cuts run through the album tracks for when you want to sink in. Hit the button on either card to search it out.
The group is fronted by vocalist Caitlin Krisko and rounded out by a full electric band of guitar, bass, drums, and keys. The lineup has evolved over years of touring, but the sound is always built to frame the lead voice.
A soul-rock band built for the room.
Caitlin KriskoLead vocalsThe band's founder and frontwoman, a dynamic, gospel-schooled soul singer whose voice anchors every arrangement
GuitarElectric guitarThe guitar chair drives the band's soul-rock edge, from clean rhythm parts to the riffs that power the up-tempo singles
BassBass guitarThe low end that locks the band's rhythm-and-blues groove in place beneath the vocal
DrumsDrums and percussionThe backbeat that carries the band's live show and studio recordings alike
KeysKeyboards / organOrgan and piano textures that color the arrangements in a classic soul tradition
The Roots of the Sound
Influences
The band's sound grows from the deep tradition of American soul and rhythm and blues: the big-voiced belters, the gospel-rooted singers, and the horn-driven revival acts that carried the style forward.
Soul
Tina Turner
The template for the powerhouse soul-rock frontwoman: raw energy, gospel force, and a live show built on sheer vocal command.
The band is best understood live and in session, where the studio sound opens up. These filmed performances and sessions are a good window into the group.
Session · WNCW Studio B
Live in Session
A public-radio studio session that captures the band performing away from the fully produced single, a clear look at how the group sounds in a room.
Interview · Live
Festival Sets and Conversations
The band's festival full sets and radio sessions, including full-set footage from regional festivals, are the best filmed record of the live show. Search YouTube for sessions and conversations.
Once the singles and Heirloom have you, the band's world opens into a full run of EPs and live recordings.
The singles run. the standalone releases from "Devil on Your Side" and "Haunted by You" through "Operator" and "Blue Monday" trace the band's studio evolution single by single.
The EPs. Blueprints, Everything I Need, and Halfway There each collect a slice of that work into a compact set.
Heirloom. the full-length studio album, the fullest statement of the band's sound and the place its songs finally sit together.
The live sets. festival full sets and radio sessions on YouTube are where the band's stage reputation comes through.
The Way to Listen
Do yourself one favor: put on Heirloom from start to finish, then go back to the Blueprints EP. This is a live band on record, and the arrangements reward hearing the songs in order.
