Gary Clark Jr.‘s “JPEG RAW” Album Download Leak MP3 ZIP Files
Gary Clark Jr. has released four new tracks, marking his first collection of music in nearly five years.
These tracks serve as a preview to his upcoming album, JPEG RAW. The album is set to be released on March 22, 2024, through Warner Records and features guest appearances from Stevie Wonder, George Clinton, Valerie June, and Keyon Harrold.
JPEG RAW sees Clark's vast array of influences come together, merging traditional African music and jazz with elements of rock, R&B, hip-hop, and blues. The 12-track record incorporates samples of Thelonious Monk and Sonny Boy Williamson and includes collaborations with both Stevie Wonder and George Clinton. Pre-orders are ongoing.
The four-track sampler includes “Maktub,” “JPEG RAW,” “This Is Who We Are,” and “Hyperwave,” all of which showcase Clark's big guitar riffs and soulful, evocative vocals. You can stream them below, and then keep scrolling to see the artwork and tracklist for JPEG RAW.
The title JPEG RAW is an acronym for Jealousy, Pride, Envy, Greed, Rules, Alter Ego, Worlds. The album came out of a time period in which Clark Jr. would find himself alone in the studio during COVID-19 quarantining in March 2020, trying to set himself back to when he first started making music at the age of 12. In a press release, JPEG RAW was described as a showcase of Clark Jr.'s “ever-expanding creative palate” as well as his “eclectic musical universe”. He explained that JPEG Raw is about “showing the real and not the edit” as he grew tired of not having “more genuine interaction” due to a “world of edits, filters, and redos”. The album finds him expanding on his palette of influences, including traditional African music, jazz, rock, R&B, hip-hop, and blues. The musician is set to tour the record from May to August 2024 throughout the United States.
Update: Clark has announced a North American tour in support of his new album.
Clark's last album was 2019's This Land, and in 2022 he played Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis, showcasing his acting prowess.
TRACKLIST
01. Maktub
02. JPEG RAW
03. Don't Start (feat. Valerie June)
04. This Is Who We Are (feat. Naala)
05. To the End of the Earth
06. Alone Together (feat. Keyon Harrold)
07. What About the Children (feat. Stevie Wonder)
08. Hearts In Retrograde
09. Hyperwave
10. Funk Which U (feat. George Clinton)
11. Triumph
12. Habits
Gary Lee Clark Jr. is an American blues guitarist and singer from Austin, Texas. He blends blues, rock, soul, and hip hop to create his unique sound.
In 2011, Clark signed with Warner Bros Records and released The Bright Lights EP, followed by the albums Blak and Blu in 2012 and The Story of Sonny Boy Slim in 2015. Clark is known for his energetic live performances, which have been documented on Gary Clark Jr. Live (2014) and Gary Clark Jr Live/North America (2017).
Clark's career began when he started playing guitar at the age of 12. He played small gigs throughout his teens until he met promoter Clifford Antone, who owned the Austin music club Antone's. Antone's was a launch pad for artists like Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan, who redefined blues at the time. After meeting Clifford, Clark began to perform with other musicians, including Jimmie Vaughan, who helped Clark in his musical career.
In addition to his own albums, Clark has collaborated with other artists, such as Sheryl Crow. He sang on the 2010 bonus track cover of the Jackson 5's “I Want You Back” on Crow's album 100 Miles from Memphis.
Clark's talent has been recognized with numerous awards, including a Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance in 2014 for the song “Please Come Home.” His most recent album, This Land, was released in 2019 and won two Grammy Awards in 2020 for “Best Rock Song” and “Best Rock Performance” for the title track. In 2011, Rolling Stone magazine named Clark “Best Young Gun” in its “Best of Rock” issue.