Greta Van Fleet have come a long way from their humble beginnings in Frankenmuth, Michigan, and their fourth album is a love letter to their journey. Working with savvy producer Mike Elizondo (Turnstile, twenty one pilots, Jon Batiste), the hard rockers broaden their sound and their outlook on Palace for the People, balancing their maturity as a unit with the adventurous spirit they’ve cultivated while touring the world. Vocalist Josh Kiszka’s wail adds potency and pathos to cuts like the acoustic-guitar-led “Boughten Bliss,” where his encouraging words are framed in lush strings, and the galloping rocker “Lost in the Golden,” which finds him reckoning with his legacy as his twin brother Jake engages in frantic string-bending. His bandmates’ wider collective vision also results in some surprising moments: “Saw You Stand” uses the opening lines of Burt Bacharach & Hal David’s pop standard “Anyone Who Had a Heart” as the groundwork for a searing power ballad, and closing track “Born into This” feels like a rock opera in miniature, Jake Kiszka’s virtuosic soloing trading the spotlight with orchestral interludes. Greta Van Fleet is still very much a hard-rock band, but on Palace for the People they show how far that genre can be pushed.