By Chris Coplan on February 17th, 2011 in
The likes of Lou Reed, Sharon Jones, The National’s Matt Berninger, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James (aka Yim Yames), soul guitarist Dennis Coffey, Rob Schnapf (who has worked with Elliott Smith and Beck), and ?uestlove, who co-produced the album alongside Jones, all make cameos on the 11-track effort, reports Pitchfork. Along with their drummer helming the board, The Roots also serve as back-up band for Jones. Check out the tracklist below and Jones’ upcoming tour dates to boot.
The Road From Memphis hits stores May 10th via Anti-.
The Road From Memphis Tracklist:
01. Walking Papers
02. Crazy
03. Progress (feat. Yim Yames)
04. The Hive
05. Down in Memphis
06. Everything Is Everything
07. Rent Party
08. Representing Memphis (feat. Matt Berninger and Sharon Jones)
09. The Vamp
10. Harlem House
11. The Bronx (feat. Lou Reed)
Booker T. Jones Tour Dates:
02/18 – Charlottesville, VA @ Paramount Theatre
06/11 – Chicago, IL @ Old Town School of Folk
07/16 – Winthrop, WA @ Winthrop Blues Ranch
?uestlove, Booker T. Jones, Dennis Coffey, Lou Reed, Matt Berninger, Rob Schnapf, Sharon Jones, The National, The Roots