The Black Keys release first single from Delta Kream, a cover of John Lee Hooker’s Crawling Kingsnake

The Black Keys have released the first single from their upcoming blues cover album, a cover of John Lee Hooker’s 1949 song Crawling Kingsnake.

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The cover showcases the presence of guitarist Kenny Brown and bassist Eric Deaton, who are bolstering the guitar and drums of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney respectively.

You can listen to the cover below. The video for Crawling Kingsnake, directed by Tim Hardiman, was filmed at Jimmy Duck Holmes’ Blue Front Café, “the oldest active juke joint in America.”

Delta Kream will follow Let’s Rock, the band’s ninth album, which was released in 2019. Delta Kream will arrive on 14 May and see the garage duo pay tribute to the Mississippi hill country blues acts that inspired them, including John Lee Hooker, R. L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, Ranie Burnette and Big Joe Williams.

The full tracklist for Delta Kream is below. You can preorder the record here.

1 Crawling Kingsnake (John Lee Hooker Cover)
2 Louise (Mississippi Fred McDowell Cover)
3 Poor Boy A Long Way From Home (R. L. Burnside Cover)
4 Stay All Night (Junior Kimbrough Cover)
5 Going Down South (R. L. Burnside Cover)
6 Coal Black Mattie (Ranie Burnette Cover)
7 Do The Romp (Junior Kimbrough Cover)
8 Sad Days, Lonely Nights (Junior Kimbrough Cover)
9 Walk With Me (Junior Kimbrough Cover)
10 Mellow Peaches (Big Joe Williams Cover)
11 Come On And Go With Me (Junior Kimbrough Cover)