The Story of Sonny Boy Slim
There\'s no question that Austin singer/guitarist Gary Clark Jr. can shred with the best of them. But on his second major-label full-length, it\'s his restraint that\'s his trump card. He gently dabs the minimalist blues-rocker \"The Healing\" with little more than a B.B. King-style riff and a poker-hot vocal, keeping the song gorgeously unfussy. Just as expressive is the stomping \"Grinder,\" which features a literally screaming guitar lick that mimics the line it follows: \"My baby\'s crying/So now my baby\'s crying.”
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Gary Clark Jr's major label debut, 2012's 'Blak And Blu', was a fascinating but flawed introduction to an endearing new talent, but at