Listen To New Music & See Gary On Tour!

Gary Clark Jr. reveals the title and track-listing for his long-anticipated full-length debut album, Blak and Blu, out everywhere October 22nd.

Listen to the first track off of the album,“Ain’t Messin ‘Round,” here:

Ain’t Messin ‘Round" will be available to purchase digitally on September 18th with the corresponding launch of the album pre-order on that same day.

The album was produced by Mike Elizondo (Dr. Dre, Mastodon, Fiona Apple), Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance) and Gary Clark Jr. Apart from Clark on guitar, vocals & trumpet, Blak and Blu features performances from drummer J.J. Johnson, keyboardist Zac Rae, and Elizondo on bass on many of the tracks. Please see below for the full album track-listing. The album will be available for pre-order Sept. 18. The first track off of the album, “Ain’t Messin’ ‘Round”, will be available to purchase digitally on this date also. Listen to the full track now!

In addition to 12 of Clark’s original compositions, Blak and Blu also features a 13th song – a blistering cover of Little Johnny Taylor’s (popularized by Albert Collins), “If You Love Me Like You Say / Third Stone From The Sun” (Jimi Hendrix), which has become a live favorite and high watermark during Clark’s set. In fact, this song does not actually cover the popular Hendrix tune but rather incorporates Clark’s reinterpretation of the songs signature riff and reworks elements of both into something completely new using the Albert Collin’s version as the starting point before launching it to new extraterrestrial heights.

Check out the track listing for Blak and Blu:

Ain’t Messin ‘Round
When My Train Pulls In
Blak and Blu
Bright Lights
Travis County
The Life
Glitter Ain¹t Gold (Jumpin’ For Nothin’)
Numb
Please Come Home
Things Are Changin’
Third Stone From The Sun/If You Love Me Like You Say
You Saved Me
Next Door Neighbor Blues

Upcoming Tour Dates:

Sep 17 London, ENG Cargo
Sep 22 Hamburg, GER Reeperbahn Festival
Sep 27 Melbourne, AUS The Tote
Sep 28 Annandale, AUS The Annandale Hotel
Oct 10 Austin, TX Stubb’s – Waller Creek Conservancy Benefit
Oct 11 San Antonio, TX Arneson River Theater
Oct 14 Austin, TX Austin City Limits
Oct 20 – 21 Mountain View, CA Bridge School Benefit Concert (On Sale 9/14)
Oct 26 New Orleans, LA Voodoo Festival
Nov 2-3 Boston, MA The Sinclair (On sale 9/21)
Nov 4-5 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom (On Sale 9/21)
Nov 9 Washington, DC 9:30 Club (On Sale 9/20)
Nov 10 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts (TLA) (On Sale 9/21)
Nov 13-15 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour (On Sale 9/21)
Nov 16 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore (On Sale 9/23)