BLAK AND BLU DUE OCTOBER 22nd
FIRST SINGLE "AIN'T MESSIN 'ROUND" AVAILABLE
DIGITALLY
SEPTEMBER 18th
NOVEMBER HEADLINE DATES CONFIRMED
Singer, songwriter, and
guitarist extraordinaire Gary Clark Jr. has revealed the title and
track-listing for his long-anticipated full-length debut album for Warner Bros.
Records: Blak and Blu, which will be released on October 22.
The album was produced by Mike Elizondo (Dr. Dre, Mastodon, Fiona Apple), Rob
Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance) and Gary Clark Jr. Apart from
Clark on guitar, vocals & trumpet, Blak and Blu features
performances from drummer J.J. Johnson, keyboardist Zac Rae, and Elizondo on
bass on many of the tracks. Please see below for the full album track-listing.
The album will be available for pre-order Sept. 18. The first track off of the
album, "Ain't Messin 'Round", will be available to
purchase digitally on this date also.Listen to the full track now here.
In addition to 12 of Clark's original compositions, Blak
and Blu also features a 13th song - a blistering
cover of Little Johnny Taylor's (popularized by Albert Collins), "If
You Love Me Like You Say / Third Stone From The Sun" (Jimi
Hendrix) is actually a complete reworking of the song utilizing the
Hendrix riff reinterpreted by Clark. The result is an extraordinary hybrid of
the two ideas that breathes new fire to an old favorite.
Clark has been slipping songs from Blak and Blu into
his sets while performing at all of this year's major music festivals,
including Bonnaroo, Coachella, Osheaga Festival, Sasquatch!, Lollapalooza, and
the NOLA Jazz & Heritage Festival. He was also the only artist invited to
play both nights of Jay Z's Made in America Festival over Labor Day weekend.
Clark's upcoming festival performances include Bridge School Benefit on Oct. 20 - 21 with
label-mates Neil Young & Crazy Horse and Flaming Lips, Austin City Limits on Oct. 14, and Voodoo Fest in New Orleans on Oct. 26.
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 audience vibe 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," said NPR.
Make no mistake about it; Gary Clark Jr is not just a "blues man."
This is a modern amalgam of rock & soul, informed by the blues and
everything in-between aimed at a new generation of music fans who want it all.
Dig The New Breed!
The track-listing for Blak and Blu is
as follows:
Ain't Messin 'Round
When My Train Pulls In
Blak and Blu
Bright Lights
Travis County
The Life
Glitter Ain't Gold (Jumpin' For Nothin')
Numb
Please Come Home
Things Are Changin'
Third Stone From The Sun/If You Love Me Like You Say
You Saved Me
Next Door Neighbor Blues
Upcoming Tour Dates:
Sep
17
London,
ENG
Cargo
Sep
22
Hamburg,
GER
Reeperbahn Festival
Sep
27
Melbourne, AUS
The Tote
Sep
28
Annandale,
AUS
The Annandale Hotel
Oct
10
Austin,
TX
Stubb's - Waller Creek Conservancy Benefit
Oct
11
San Antonio,
TX
Arneson River Theater
Oct
14 Austin,
TX
Austin City Limits
Oct 20 -
21 Mountain View,
CA
Bridge School Benefit Concert
Oct 26
New Orleans,
LA
Voodoo Festival
Nov
2-3
Boston,
MA
The Sinclair
Nov
4-5
New York,
NY
Bowery Ballroom
Nov
9
Washington, DC
9:30 Club
Nov
10
Philadelphia,
PA
Theatre of the Living Arts (TLA)
Nov
13-15
Los Angeles,
CA
Troubadour
Nov
16
San Francisco,
CA
The Fillmore
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