Gary Clark Jr. is set to release his new album, The Story of Sonny Boy Slim, on September 11th through Warner Bros. Records. The LP is currently streaming in full here via NPR.
The 13-track album is the blues rocker’z second LP following the Grammy-nominated Blak and Blu. Clark wrote, produced, and arranged the entire album, including playing the majority of the instruments himself. Shawn and Savannah Clark, his sisters, performed on the record as backing vocalists. In s promo video for the record, Clark noted, “The underlying tone of this album is faith and hope really at the end of the day. ‘Cause that’s all we need.”
Pre-orders are currently going on for the album. Clark will go on an extensive world tour later this year.
The Story Of Sonny Boy Slim Tracklist:
01. The Healing
02. Grinder
03. Star
04. Our Love
05. Church
06. Hold On
07. Cold Blooded
08. Wings
09. BYOB
10. Can’t Sleep
11. Stay
12. Shake
13. Down To Ride