If you’re a fan of the New York trio The Wood Brothers, you’ll know the band’s sound has long been a rustic mix of acoustic folk, country twang and bluesy roots rock.

Its Aug. 15 show at The Refinery will certainly feature plenty of old-school tunes in that vein, songs like “Luckiest Man,” “Postcards From Hell,” and “The Muse,” which have been streamed around 150 million times, combined.

But the crowd should expect some curveballs as well. And that’s because on its just-released new album, Puff of Smoke , The Wood Brothers gets as experimental as the band has ever been.

The opening track, “Witness,” kicks off with the basic elements of the band’s sound: Wiry, sparse acoustic guitar-upright bass interplay between singer/guitarist Oliver Wood and his bass-playing brother Chris, with sli

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