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★★★★☆ The blues flow through The Black Keys’ music as steady as the Mississippi River. Now they’re going right to the source on Delta Kream, a sweltering collection of some of their favourite hill country blues standards. This is far from the first time Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have paid tribute to their heroes. Their excellent 2006 EP, Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough, included a letter from Auerbach detailing how the bluesman inspired him to drop out of college...

The Black Keys honour their Blues roots with Delta Kream covers album Publish Date Sunday, 18 April 2021, 8:05AM The Black Keys are paying homage to their blues roots with their 10th studio album Delta Kream — a covers collection of Mississippi hill country blues standards, featuring songs by R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, and other artists who have deeply influenced the duo. “We made this record to honor the Mississippi hill country blues tradition that influenced...

Delta Kream, bands tenth studio album, is due out May 14 Sarah Grant | April 15, 2021 - 10:07 am Share this article: CREDIT: Joshua Black Wilkins The Black Keys are back with a new video for the single, “Crawling Kingsnake.” The song is a cover of the 1920s Delta blues song, “Crawling King Snake.” The blues song was famously covered by John Lee Hooker in 1949, who reimagined Big Joe Williams’ country-blues version from 1941. “I first heard [John Lee] Hooker’...

The Black Keys Honor The Blues with ‘Delta Kream’ The Black Keys pay homage to the Delta Blues with their new album ‘Delta Kream’. Dan Auerbach says, “We made this record to honor the Mississippi hill country blues tradition that influenced us starting out. These songs are still as important to us today as they were the first day Pat and I started playing together and picked up our instruments. It was a very inspiring session with Pat and me along with Kenny Brown and Eric Deaton in ...

The Black Keys Line Up May Release For Blues Covers Album Delta Kream Friday, 16 April 2021 The Black Keys have shared details of their 10th studio album. Delta Kream will arrive on May 14 via Nonesuch Records and feature 11 Mississippi hill country blues staples that inspired Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, including songs by R. L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough, among others. The pair recorded the LP at Auerbachs Easy Eye Sound studio in Nashville, where they were accompanied by Ken...

Delta Kream, a Mississippi hill country blues covers compilation.  “We made this record to honor the Mississippi hill country blues tradition that influenced us starting out,” says frontman Dan Auerbach. “These songs are still as important to us today as they were the first day [drummer] Pat [ Carney] and I started playing together and picked up our instruments.” Delta Kream will be released May 14. You can download the “Crawling Kingsnake” cover now via digital outlets. The Blac...

Its now been 20 years since Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney formed one of the biggest rock acts of the 21st century — The Black Keys — and 10 since they moved their band from Akron, Ohio to Nashville.  Next month, the duo goes all the way back to their beginnings with their 10th studio album, "Delta Kream," arriving May 14. The 11-song collection is a tribute to the Mississippi hill country blues that informed the bands first steps, with covers of standards by Junior Kimbrough, R.L. Burn...

The Black Keys Announce New Covers Album ‘Delta Kream’ & Share Single Apr 15, 2021 Advertisement The Black Keys announced a tribute album to Mississippi hill country blues, Delta Kream, set for release on May 14 through Nonesuch Records. Guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney also shared a cover of Junior Kimbrough’s version of “Crawling Kingsnake.” As a band that draws heavily from the blues, The Black Keys wanted to pay homage to a number of the artists that influenced ...

The Black Keys shared the song "Crawling Kingsnake" ahead of their new album "Delta Kream."

Delta Kream. The band revealed the news via their newly launched Lonely Boys and Girls fan club, with those signing up gaining access to the brand new news first. This collection of covers is set for a May 14 release with pre-orders starting as of April 15. So who made the cut for the Delta Kream covers collection? The duo take on some pretty iconic musicians with John Lee Hooker, R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough and and more being represented within this set. The full track listing and artwork...