It's a collection of blues covers.
The Black Keys released their tenth studio album, Delta Kream, on May 14th, 2021, and it's a fantastic record, classically in the style of The Black Keys, and it's all blues covers.
What I love about The Black Keys is how with each record, they never fail to deliver a product that's fully formed, a brilliant work of music and it makes you feel good. Delta Kream doesn't falter on that statement one bit. It's a record of covers Dan Auerbach (vocals, guitar) and Patrick Carney (drums) started off learning when they were young. It features eleven tracks of Mississippi Hill country blues by R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, and others. Delta Kream takes its name from the photograph by William Eggleston that is featured on the record's cover.
Along with paying tribute to Mississippi blues legends in Delta Kream, the band is working with Visit Mississippi to create individual markers for R.L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough on the Mississippi Blues Trail (you can find more info here). It'll help tell their stories for them through pictures and words - both musicians are currently acknowledged on a group marker in Holly Springs entitled "Hill Country Blues," but this will tell more about them specifically. The new markers will be in the locations of Holly Springs and Chulahoma, MS, places closely associated with Burnside and Kimbrough, as a tribute to them for their impact on Hill Country Blues and for further recognition of their everlasting contributions to American music.
My favorite covers on it are "Crawling Kingsnake," "Stay All Night," and "Going Down South." Overall, what can I say — it's a Black Keys record, and their music has stood up over the years strongly. They know what they're doing and I love each record they put out, original work or otherwise, I'm here for everything this band does.
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