On Monday, Marcus King made his way to Los Angeles for an acoustic performance on 88.5 FM, the radio station serving California State University Northridge.
The six-string phenom and talented vocalist played three songs from his recently released debut solo album, El Dorado. He started things off with “Beautiful Stranger”, which King mentioned “is really kind of a good drinking song and…a good love song,” during an acoustic performance with The Black Keys‘ frontman and El Dorado producer, Dan Auerbach.
Watch his performance of “Beautiful Stranger” below.
Marcus King – “Beautiful Stranger”
[Video: 88.5 FM Southern California]
Next, King performed “One Day She’s Here” for the 88.5 FM audience. Donning his Fender Resonator guitar, Marcus started with the lead riff from the King, Auerbach, and Pat McLaughlin-penned song. He then provided emotional lyrics depicting the hurt and trauma stemming from the end of a relationship.
Watch the captivating acoustic rendition of “One Day She’s Here” below.
Marcus King – “One Day She’s Here”
[Video: 88.5 FM Southern California]
For his final song, King gave a tasteful rendition of “Break”, which recently got the acoustic treatment with Auerbach following El Dorado‘s chart-topping performance since its release. According to King, “Break” is about a breakup. “The one party knows they’re going to hurt the other one because it’s kind of in their way and the other person knows they’re going to be broken-hearted,” he says. “It’s just to kind of say that if you’re going to have your heart broken anyway, at least let me be the one to do so.”
Marcus King – “Break”
[Video: 88.5 FM Southern California]
Marcus King continues his winter and spring 2020 world tour tomorrow (1/30) with the Marcus King Band at Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas, NV. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.