Singer, songwriter, and guitarist extraordinaire Gary Clark Jr. will release his long-anticipated
full-length debut album for Warner Bros. Records on October 23rd.
The album, for which the title and track-listing will be announced soon, was
produced by Gary Clark Jr. and Mike Elizondo, who is known for his work with
Mastodon, Fiona Apple, Dr. Dre, and many others.
Clark has been slipping new songs into his sets while
performing at all of this year's major music festivals, including Bonnaroo,
the alt-leaning mainstays Coachella and Montreal's Osheaga
Festival, the indie rock-driven Sasquatch!, Lollapalooza
Festival and the eclectic NOLA Jazz & Heritage Festival.
This coming weekend of Sep 1st and 2nd Clark will
be the only artist to play both nights of Jay Z's Made In America Festival at Benjamin Franklin
Parkway in Philadelphia. Other performers include Jay Z, Pearl Jam,
Skrillex, Drake and more. After that, Clark winds up at the final major US
festival of the season, Austin City Limits Festival, along with Warner Bros.
Records label-mates Neil Young & Crazy Horse and LP the weekend of October
12-14th.
To coincide with the release of his album Clark will also
make several television appearances in October. Those details will be announced
soon.
With an unpredictable and musically diverse live set that
varies based on Clark's mood and the vibe he gets from the audience on any
given night, the Austin native has received tremendous critical praise, with The
New York Times opining that he "may be the next
Hendrix." Rolling Stone observed,"Owing as
much to Kurt Cobain and the Ramones as Buddy Guy and John Lee Hooker, indebted
to hip-hop and psychedelia, his shape-shifting calling card EP is grounded in
tradition while standing on the brink of change." "Gary Clark Jr.
cuts through a stunning blend of rock and soul. Clark can sing some sweet
R&B, but at heart, he's a blistering blues-rock guitarist who's about to
blow up big," saidNPR.
While fans eagerly await Clark's debut full-length,
they can snap up Clark's acclaimed THE BRIGHT LIGHTS EP, as
well as an exclusive 12" vinyl single, Gary Clark Jr. Presents
HWUL Cuts Vol. I that contains two previously unreleased live
tracks, "If You Love Me Like You Say" and "Bright
Lights."
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