Roadcase Royale fuse soul with arena rock, a logical combination for a band anchored by Heart's Nancy Wilson and Liv Warfield, who previously sang with Prince's '90s band New Power Generation. The pair formed the band in 2016, with Wilson enlisting Heart veterans Dan Rothchild (bass), Chris Joyner (keyboards), and Ben Smith (drums) and Warfield bringing aboard Ryan Waters, who worked as her musical director for a spell. Roadcase Royale quickly released a digital single called "Get Loud" in January 2017, and by July they signed with Loud & Proud Records, putting out their full-length debut album, First Things First, in September. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine