The Black Keys’ singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach is back to his solo roots, as he gears up to release a solo LP Waiting on a Song – due our June 2nd. The new album marks Auerbach’s first solo LP since 2009’s Keep It Had and the first album since the Arcs released Yours, Dreamily in 2015. In celebration of this new record, Auerbach served as the musical guest on Friday’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Auerbach and his band performed a stand-out version of his own “Shine On Me,” live for television audiences, as well as a post-show performance of “King of a One Horse Town” for those in the audience. You can watch both performances below:
Auerbach’s band includes John Prine, who co-wrote the album’s title track, as well as a whole crew of Nashville-based instrumentalists, including guitarists Duane Eddy and Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler, Johnny Cash bassist Dave Roe, drummer Gene Chrisman, pianist Bobby Wood and engineer David “Fergie” Ferguson.