Gary Clark Jr. — The Story of Sonny Boy Slim
Gary Clark Jr
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Track List
- The Healing
- Grinder
- Star
- Our Love
- Church
- Hold On
- Cold Blooded
- Wings
- BYOB
- Can't Sleep
- Stay
- Shake
- Down to Ride
Gary Clark Jr.'s second studio album takes its name from a pair of childhood nicknames — "Sonny Boy," given to him by his mother, and "Slim," earned on the Austin blues circuit — and that's exactly the territory this record covers: deeply personal, deeply rooted, and impossible to box into one genre. Clark plays nearly everything himself — guitars, bass, drums, keys, vocals — moving fluidly from the gritty soul of "The Healing" and the warm, falsetto-laced "Our Love" to the acoustic street-corner storytelling of "Church" and the slow-burning blues rock of "Cold Blooded." Hip-hop-inflected drum patterns, gospel-tinged backing vocals, and Hendrix-indebted guitar work all sit comfortably side by side, anchored by Clark's voice and his refusal to play it safe. The Story of Sonny Boy Slim debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Blues Albums chart and stands as one of the clearest statements yet of Clark's range — a blues record that never stops reaching past the blues.
