The Delines are one of the most evocative and cinematic bands in modern Americana – a country-soul outfit from Portland, Oregon, built around the world-weary, heart-stopping voice of Amy Boone and the storytelling of novelist and songwriter Willy Vlautin.

Their new album The Set Up sees the Delines dive deeper into cinematic stories of heartbreak, fate and late-night lives. The Set Up is the wayward sister record to The Delines 2025 release, Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom. 

Formed when Vlautin secretly wrote Boone a year’s worth of songs after hearing her sing one ballad, the band – with Sean Oldham, Freddie Trujillo and Cory Gray – has carved a distinct sound of horns, pedal-steel and late-night soul. Vlautin’s acclaimed fiction shapes their signature cast of drifters, dreamers and wounded hearts.