Robert Finley has shared “You Got It (And I Need It),” the third single from his forthcoming album Black Bayou which is set to be released on October 27 via Easy Eye Sound. “You Got It (And I Need It)” is a swagger-filled soul number that offers a look at Finley’s instantly recognizable falsetto and growly vocals over laid-back grooves and a number of evocative solos.
Finley recorded Black Bayou at Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound Studio in Nashville. It’s the fourth time the duo have worked together, although for this record they decided to improvise. Rather than write songs beforehand (as they did on 2017’s Goin’ Platinum and 2021’s Sharecropper’s Son), they devised everything in the studio. Auerbach recruited a band of some of the finest players around: drummers Patrick Carney (The Black Keys) and Jeffrey Clemens (G. Love & Special Sauce), bassist Eric Deaton, and legendary Hill Country blues guitarist Kenny Brown along with vocalists Christy Johnson and LaQuindrelyn McMahon—who happen to be Finley’s daughter and granddaughter, respectively.
Check out “You Got It (And I Need It)” below, and pre-order Black Bayou here.
