GRAMMYÂź Award-nominated artist, performer, and songwriter Marcus King was downright destined to play music. By eight-years-old, the fourth generation Greenville, SC native performed alongside pops, grandpa, and his uncles for the first time. Logging thousands of miles on the road as âThe Marcus King Band,â he established himself with unparalleled performance prowess and a dynamic live show. During 2020, he linked up with Dan Auerbach [The Black Keys] and cut his solo debut El Dorado, garnering a GRAMMYÂź Award nomination in the category of âBest Americana Album.â Beyond praise from NPR, American Songwriter, and more, Rolling Stone christened it âexcellent,â and Associated Press went as far as to claim, âEl Dorado already stands out as a definite high point of 2020.â In between packing venues on his own, he performed alongside Chris Stapleton, Greta Van Fleet, and Nathanial Rateliff in addition to gracing the bills of Stagecoach and more with one seismic show after the next. Along the way, he caught the attention of Rick Rubin and signed to American Recordings.
Plugged into his old manâs dusty amp with a â59 Les Paul in hand, Marcus set out to make a rock ânâ roll record in 2022. He didnât disguise his ambitions at all. He didnât hold back. He didnât think about anything but writing from the gut, shooting from the hip, and playing straight from the heart. Joined by Auerbach, he made the kind of rock ânâ roll record that makes arenas and asses shake, and itâs called Young Blood [American Recordings/Republic Records].
