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Benjamin Booker, Rough Trade Records exciting new signing, will release his debut, self-titled album through Rough Trade.
The album is produced by Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes, Hurray For The Riff Raff). Described as a well-mixed musical cocktail of punk, folk, and New Orleans blues, Benjamin Booker cites his influences as The Gun Club, Blind Willie Johnson and T. Rex.
The young singer-songwriter plays as a two-piece with drummer Max Norton, both of whom are based in New Orleans.
Having already gained fans including Tame Impala, toured with Hurray For The Riff Raff and played a string of sold out shows in London, Booker and his drummer Max Norton have been hand-picked to open for Jack White on his US July tour, which will be followed by a series of summer US dates with Courtney Barnett.
Benjamin Booker blasted a raw brand of blues / boogie / soul, observed the Chicago Tribunes Greg Kot in his SXSW wrap-up. He likes to leave the rough edges intact, bringing to mind the houserockin records that Hound Dog Taylor once did for Alligator Records in the 70s.
American Songwriter said The 22-year-old New Orleans guitarist / songwriter joined live by drummer / mandolin player Max Norton took the stage as an unknown and stepped off the stage a conqueror.
It might look like just two people onstage but Benjamin Bookers voice surely counts as a band member in its own right. Soulful and sandpaper-rough noted The Guardian, while NME said he takes the ripped, raw racket of The Dirtbombs and smothers it in fuzzy, inherently moody-sounding riffs that recall The Gun Club and T Rex in equal measure.
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