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Delta Kream
Studio album by
the Black Keys
ReleasedMay 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)
RecordedDecember 2019
StudioEasy Eye Sound (Nashville)
Length54:15
Label
Producer
The Black Keys chronology
Let's Rock
(2019) 		Delta Kream
(2021)
Singles from Delta Kream
  1. "Crawling Kingsnake"
    Released: April 20, 2021
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DIY[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB[4]
NME[5]
Pitchfork6.8/10[6]

Delta Kream is the tenth album by American rock duo the Black Keys, released through Easy Eye Sound and Nonesuch Records on May 14, 2021. It is a cover album of hill country blues songs.[7] It was preceded by the April 15 release of a cover of "Crawling Kingsnake", based on Junior Kimbrough's rendition.[8]

Background, recording and packaging

The album was recorded "in about 10 hours" over two afternoons at Dan Auerbach's Easy Eye Sound studio in Nashville at the end of the Let's Rock tour, with little planning and no advance rehearsals.[9] It includes contributions from R. L. Burnside's guitarist Kenny Brown as well as Junior Kimbrough's bassist Eric Deaton; the Black Keys had previously covered Burnside's "Busted" and Kimbrough's "Do the Romp" (titled "Do the Rump") on their 2002 debut album The Big Come Up, and released the Kimbrough tribute album Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough in 2006.[8]

In a statement, Auerbach said: "We made this record to honor the Mississippi hill country blues tradition that influenced us starting out. These songs are still as important to us today as they were the first day Pat and I started playing together and picked up our instruments."[10]

The album cover features a 1970s photograph by William Eggleston of the Delta Kream shop in Tunica, Mississippi, with an Oldsmobile Cutlass parked outside – the shop no longer exists.[11][12]

Promotion and release

The Black Keys announced Delta Kream on April 13, 2021, exclusively through their Lonely Boys and Girls fan club. Through the fan club, on the same day, they also released the album's lead single, a cover of Junior Kimbrough's version[8] of "Crawling Kingsnake".[13] It was released to digital music platforms two days later. Additionally, a music video for the song was released. Directed by Tim Hardiman, it features a performance of the song by the band at the Blue Front Cafe, owned by blues musician Jimmy "Duck" Holmes.[14]

Delta Kream was released on May 14, 2021, through Easy Eye Sound and Nonesuch Records on digital music platforms and physical media. The album's digital release includes a shortened edit of "Crawling Kingsnake" as a bonus track.[15] Physically, the album was made available to purchase as both a CD and double 12-inch vinyl record,[16] with standard black, limited edition "purple haze",[17] and Spotify user-exclusive pink[18] options available for the vinyl release.

Track listing

Delta Kream track listing
No.TitleOriginal artistLength
1."Crawling Kingsnake"Big Joe Williams, John Lee Hooker6:08
2."Louise"Mississippi Fred McDowell4:23
3."Poor Boy a Long Way from Home"R. L. Burnside4:08
4."Stay All Night"Junior Kimbrough5:44
5."Going Down South"R. L. Burnside3:48
6."Coal Black Mattie"Ranie Burnette3:48
7."Do the Romp"Junior Kimbrough5:01
8."Sad Days, Lonely Nights"Junior Kimbrough5:57
9."Walk with Me"Junior Kimbrough5:36
10."Mellow Peaches"Big Joe Williams3:47
11."Come On and Go with Me"Junior Kimbrough5:55
Total length:54:15
Digital bonus track
No.TitleOriginal artistLength
12."Crawling Kingsnake" (edit)John Lee Hooker3:52
Total length:58:07

Personnel

The Black Keys

Additional personnel

  • Eric Deaton – electric bass
  • Kenny Brown – electric guitar
  • Sam Bacco – percussion
  • Ray Jacildo – organ (tracks 5, 10, and 11)

Charts

Chart performance for Delta Kream
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] 2
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[22] 12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[23] 2
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[24] 6
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] 3
Irish Albums (OCC)[26] 23
Italian Albums (FIMI)[27] 20
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[28] 5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[29] 34
Scottish Albums (OCC)[30] 4
Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[31] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[33] 5
US Billboard 200[34] 6
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[35] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[36] 1

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  2. ^ Collar, Matt. "Delta Kream – The Black Keys | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Lawson, Ed (May 14, 2021). "Album Review: The Black Keys – Delta Kream". DIY. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Greenblatt, Leah (May 14, 2021). "Delta Kream review: The Black Keys get rooted in new blues throwback album". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  5. ^ Buchanan, Rhys (May 13, 2021). "The Black Keys – 'Delta Kream' review: blues rockers honour their heroes with a rugged homage". NME. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  6. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (May 14, 2021). "The Black Keys: Delta Kream Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
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