We’ve got an Irish Exclusive for you here at JOE as we take a gander at the new video to the hit track ‘Numb’ by Gary Clark Jr. Have a listen below…
If you’re sick and tired of all the techno-house-dubstep-pop that’s being played on the radio these days, then you might want to check out what Gary Clark Jr. has to offer.
Here’s the new video to his track ‘Numb’ and after getting a preview last week here in JOE, we have to say, it’s an absolute belter…
As the lads over at Warner Music would say, “‘Numb’ offers heavy psych-blues to render you just what the title says.”
But what if you’ve never heard of this Gary Clark Jr. fella? Well, taking up guitar at age 12, Clark quickly found his way into the fertile Austin scene, taken under the wing of long-time club owner and artists advocate Clifford Antone and such local stalwarts as Jimmie Vaughan.
Antone put the youngster on stage with such blues giants as James Cotton and Hubert Sumlin. Vaughan and others taught him about moving beyond the legends, both going back to the originators who influenced them, but also embracing the spirit of innovation that separated such groundbreakers as Cream and the Stones from the crowd.
He made the most of the support and became such a shining presence that Austin declared a “Gary Clark Jr. Day” in his honour while he was still in his teens. And by 2007 he was named the city’s best blues artist and rock guitarist at the Austin Music Awards. In fact, he’s won those same categories every year ever since.
Music critics have nothing but good things to say about him and you can check out his new album Blak and Blu over on iTunes.
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