The Black Keys - Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough

Chulahoma is a tribute EP by blues rock due The Black Keys to their biggest influence, Blues musician Junior Kimbrough. The EP features 6 covers of his songs (they've also covered another couple of his songs on their earlier albums) and ends with an answerphone message frm the late Kimbrough's wife saying how proud she is that The Black Keys have done such a good job keeping his sound alive.

If you've only recently discovered The Black Keys through their recent hit album "El Camino" then this is a good EP to get hold of to see where their influences come from. It's their bluesiest release and there's a lot in there for fans of Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker or R.L. Burnside. It can get a little samey, but at just under 30 minutes it doesn't outstay it's welcome. My particular favourite trck is the closer, "My Mind Is Wandrin"...