With psychedelic, mind-searing leads against a background of mechanized filth, this track positions the Chicago band as the prime movers of robo-boogie for the central United States.
The veteran singer proves he's still a soul man extraordinaire in this session. He's joined by a backing band including John Leventhal, Amos Lee and Amy Helm.
Percussionist Miles Salerni repeatedly auditioned to be a Fellow at the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer home, but was rejected. So he found another way in.
These five collaborators and musical influences, including Floyd Miles and Derek Trucks, have helped shape the pioneering blues-rock musician's career.
You might know Nels Cline from his epic solos as a guitarist for the band, Wilco. Now Cline is out with a solo project — a mood album called Lovers. It's a project he's been working on for over 25 years.
"City Lights" was originally written for the band's 2005 album Get Behind Me Satan. But it was forgotten until Jack White revisited the album for a 2015 Record Store Day reissue.