It’s hard to nominate an album of the year when I’m struggling to stop hitting repeat on two beautiful tracks I’ve heard recently: the sun-dappled “Change” by Big Thief, and Taylor Swift and Phoebe Bridgers’ song for the ages “Nothing New“. But I’m here to talk albums – and among the standout’s for me in 2021 was “Delta Kream”. Old-school fans who’ve wanted Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach to revisit their OG hill country blues influences are in for a treat, with the duo here aided by RL Burnside and Junior Kimbrough sidemen Kenny Brown and Eric Deaton. Auerbach sits in the pocket as Brown’s slide playing takes centre stage, and there’s an authenticity in these grooves rarely heard in modern blues.
The Black Keys perform an exclusive new track from their forthcoming album “Turn Blue” from the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios for Zane Lowe
The Fat Angel Sings 