Robert Finley announces “Black Bayou” produced by Dan Auerbach
Robert Finley will release his fourth studio album, Black Bayou, on October 27th on Easy Eye Sound. The album is produced by Dan Auerbach. A music video has been released for the first single, “What Goes Around (Comes Around)”.
About the track Finley says, “You gotta reap what you sow… do to another what you would have done to you. Be real, tell the truth. For all those out there hurting, you just have to keep the faith. I’ve seen it over the years, especially with my career – you got to put joy out into the world and it will come back. It’s never been anything short of the truth for me.”
About the album which depicts life in Northern Louisiana, Dan Auerbach added, “It’s amazing to realize how much of an impact Louisiana has had on the world’s music, and Robert embodies all of that. He can play a blues song. He can play early rock and roll. He can play gospel. He can do anything, and a lot of that has to do with where he’s from.”
Black Bayou was recorded at Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound studio in Nashville. Auerbach and Finley were joined in the studio by Patrick Carney (The Black Keys), Jeffrey Clemens (G. Love & Special Sauce), bassist Eric Deaton, Hill Country blues guitarist Kenny Brown, and vocalists Christy Johnson and LaQuindrelyn McMahon (Finley’s daughter and granddaughter).
“I started singing, and they started playing,” Finley said. “That’s how we made the album. It wasn’t written out. Nobody used a pencil and paper. We just sang and played together in the studio.”
TRACK LIST
01. Livin’ Out A Suitcase
02. Sneakin’ Around
03. Miss Kitty
04. Waste Of Time
05. Can’t Blame Me For Trying
06. Gospel Blues
07. Nobody Wants To Be Lonely
08. What Goes Around (Comes Around)
09. Lucky Day
10. You Got It (And I Need It)
11. Alligator Bait
TOUR DATES
Saturday, 4 November 2023 – Groningen, NL – Take Root Festival
Sunday, 5 November 2023 – Brussels, BE – Rotonde @ Botanique
Wednesday, 8 November 2023 – London, UK – Jazz Café
Thursday, 9 November 2023 – Manchester, UK – Blues Kitchen
Friday, 10 November 2023 – Pandrup, DK – Blues Heaven Festival
Tuesday, 14 November 2023 – Toulouse, FR – Salle Nougaro
Wednesday, 15 November 2023 – Saint-Nazaire, FR – VIP
Thursday, 16 November 2023 – Amiens, FR – La Lune des Pirates
Saturday, 18 November 2023 – Šumperk, CZ – Blues Alive Festival
Monday, 20 November 2023 – Tourcoing, FR – Le Grand Mix
Tuesday, 21 November 2023 – Paris, FR – Maroquinerie
Thursday, 23 November 2023 – La Roche-Sur-Yon, FR – Quai M
Friday, 24 November 2023 – La Rochelle, FR – La Sirène
Saturday, 25 November 2023 – Castres, FR – Lo Boegason
Sunday, 26 November 2023 – Saint-Etienne, FR – Le Fil
