Shocking blue

Presenting 15 tracks of new-school blues

The Chicago blues legend keeps the form in rude health

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Bluegrass veteran proves he's still got it...

There is something to be said for the shoe-string budget movie. Recent films like Locke (Tom Hardy having a meltdown while travelling in a car from Birmingham to London) proved to be a refreshing and inventive corrective to the seasonal trudge of blockbusters. Blue Ruin is a similarly impressive low-budget affair, showcasing two emergent talents: writer/director Jeremy Saulnier and lead actor Macon Blair.

Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys explains how the group recorded their new album, Turn Blue, in the new issue of Uncut, out on Friday (April 25).

The Black Keys have shared a new song "Turn Blue". Scroll down to hear the track. "Turn Blue" is the title track of the duo's forthcoming eighth studio album. The record, which is set for release on May 12, follows their 2011 release El Camino. Turn Blue was produced by Danger Mouse alongside Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney and recorded at Sunset Sound in Hollywood last summer as well as at the Key Club in Benton Harbor, Michigan at the start of 2013.

Kurt Cobain was interested in recording a solo album of blues covers shortly before his death, Wipers guitarist Greg Sage

8th April 2014