Eddie 9V releases Dan Auerbach-produced Down Here ahead of UK headline tour
Eddie 9V has released his new album Down Here via Easy Eye Sound, alongside details of a seven-date UK headline tour for March 2027.
Recorded at producer Dan Auerbach’s Nashville studio, the 12-track record finds the Atlanta guitarist and singer working in a more collaborative setting than on his earlier releases. Auerbach, best known as one half of The Black Keys, co-wrote material with Eddie 9V alongside Marcus King, Pat McLaughlin and Daniel Tashian.
Where Eddie 9V had previously handled writing, production and every instrument himself, Down Here was cut with a full group of musicians in less than a week. The result moves between Southern soul, blues, gospel, country and loose-limbed rock ’n’ roll, with the performances left deliberately raw around the edges.
A farm-life memory set to a Creedence rhythm
The album’s title track reaches back to Eddie 9V’s childhood living with his grandparents, Mimi and Papa, on their 100-acre farm in Monticello, Georgia. Built around a rhythm inspired by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Down Here reflects on the people and routines that shaped those formative years.
“We grew vegetables, and I got to experience real country life,” Eddie 9V says. “I can still hear Mimi on her old John Deere lawn mower. Being on the farm was some of the best times I’ve ever had in my life.”
Elsewhere, opening track Whole Lot Coming for You was recorded with three guitars playing live in the studio, while Americana chart-topper Blowin’ Up pairs a country-fried groove with a darker sense of humour. Eddie 9V also puts a slide-guitar spin on the disco-soul classic Rock Your Baby, while Horses draws from the work of cult soul singer Darondo.
The gospel-tinged closer Come And Get Me Lord turns towards loss and change, reflecting a period of personal transition for the songwriter.
“I’m at a transformational point in my life right now,” he says. “I’m having to catch myself and remember to enjoy the moment. It’s almost like I’m learning to breathe, but I am grateful for everything that has happened so far, for what is happening now and what’s to come.”
Seven UK shows in March
Following further US dates in January and February, Eddie 9V will bring the new record to the UK in March 2027. The run opens in Bristol before heading through London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Faversham and Southampton.
- Wednesday 17 March – Thekla, Bristol
- Thursday 18 March – Garage, London
- Friday 19 March – Locker, Manchester
- Saturday 20 March – Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh
- Sunday 21 March – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
- Tuesday 23 March – Old Brewery Store, Faversham
- Wednesday 24 March – The Brook, Southampton
Down Here is available now via Easy Eye Sound. Order the album here.
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