Donna the Buffalo have been around for 30 years, during which time they’ve built up a tremendously dedicated fanbase that’s drawn to their gigs but doesn’t buy tons of their records. That’s unfortunate because, for the most part, they make pretty good ones; and Dance in the Street , the band’s first in five years, is one of the most solid among their eight studio releases. The formula, if you can call it that, hasn’t really shifted all that much in those three decades: DTB balances a rootsy Americana with a deep enough groove to keep things in perpetual motion. Their songs—the vast majority written by multiinstrumentalists and vocalists Tara Nevins and Jeb Puryear—are tightly structured and melodic, thoughtful but thankfully never opaque or dense, and accessible enough to approach earworm status. Sometimes though, they reach for more: The title song of Dance in the Street, one of Puryear’s tunes, operates on two levels, inviting the listener to do what its title suggests, but not before considering some of the ills that surround us. (“For change of rule we had better stand before there’s nowhere left to land/ Doomed to history’s repeat/ It’s time to dance in the street.”) Nevins’ “Look Both Ways” splices the pulsing beat of classic Motown with the singalong lilt of ‘60s folk-rock, but comes with a warning sign. And “Killing a Man” is every bit as chilling as it should be (“You’re taking everything he’s got and everything he’s gonna have”), yet it can’t help but pull you right out of your seat.