Indie/alt-rock band The Black Keys has dropped a new single from the duo’s upcoming new covers album, Delta Kream, set for release on May 14.
The band, via their website, said the cover album “honors [the] music of Mississippi Hill Country Blues, R.L. Burnside & Junior Kimbrough, among others who have influenced The Black Keys.”
Returning to their gritty, basement-blues roots, the duo pays tribute to the artists that have had the biggest impact on their music. We can’t wait to hear this album.
The revealed track, and album opener, “Crawling Kingsnake,” is a cover of blues legend John Lee Hooker‘s 1948 track of the same name. To listen to the Keys’ cover, you’ll need to sign up to become a member of the Black Keys’ famous fan club, The Lonely Boys & Girls Club.
The 11-track album features songs from the Mississippi hill country blues artists who inspired guitarist/vocalist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney when they were just starting out as an indie blues-rock duo in Akron, Ohio.
Here is the John Lee Hooker original (1941) to check out before, or after, signing up to hear the new single.
The Black Keys will be performing on April 19th as part of the Triller Fight Club boxing league pay-per-view live stream. Tickets are on sale now.
DELTA KREAM TRACKLISTING
1. Crawling Kingsnake (John Lee Hooker / Bernard Besman)
2. Louise (Fred McDowell)
3. Poor Boy A Long Way From Home (Robert Lee Burnside)
4. Stay All Night (David Kimbrough, Jr.)
5. Going Down South (Robert Lee Burnside)
6. Coal Black Mattie (Ranie Burnette)
7. Do the Romp (David Kimbrough, Jr.)
8. Sad Days, Lonely Nights (David Kimbrough, Jr.)
9. Walk with Me (David Kimbrough, Jr.)
10. Mellow Peaches (Joseph Lee Williams)
11. Come on and Go with Me (David Kimbrough, Jr.)