Opening with raven squawks, bluesy vocals from Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach and then the snarls of Malcolm John ‘Mac’ Rebennack Jr (Dr John himself), the title track of Locked Down is representative of this whole album. Over the next 40 minutes of experimentation, chapters of ad-libbed bedlam are offered up by hand-picked session players. Produced by Auerbach and full of neo-soul, Blaxploitation and Ethiopian funk resonances, there’s modern New Orleans sonic drapery hanging off this robust and erogenous record. Read on right here.
Nick Argyriou 
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