Between Lemonades and Moon Shaped Pools, everything else in the music universe seems to be a build up to the next Eric Clapton album. It’s like being around the world and then coming back to the one place you truly belong – the familiar territory of blues and precise touch on the guitar neck that falls on our ears as the tone of the unmistakable Clapton signature licks. And, while we wait with abated breath to reach our happy place and the release of a new album, a subtly teased song reminds us why exactly we were here in the first place.
“Can’t Let You Do It” takes us back to the classic Clapton vibe. But, with the latest “Spiral” we know what we are in for – just non-adulterated blues and an old-school Clapton. A gorgeously done, no-frills video gives us another window of what to expect out the impending album. “I Still do” the album, is set to release on 20th of this month and features new material along with covers of classics. However, we can expect the vibe of a Classic Clapton throughout the album making it very streamlined and catering to original fans. I like the sound of that. The video done in animation revisits and looks back at his career and it seems the album shall be an attempt along similar premises. Spiral is one of the 12 songs on the album and is by far the most “spontaneous” song by the veteran as he is said to have improvised most of the lyrics on the song. One can spot traces of the spontaneity in the lyrics right from the get go, as it talks about the artist’s relationship with blues and his blues roots, and really it can’t get more raw and honest than that.
The album shall also feature some contributions by George Harrison based on his previously unreleased material.
This Friday, May 20th it is, folks – the day Slowhand makes his return. And, boy, am I eagerly waiting!
