Black Bayou, the Dan Auerbach-produced album from 69-years-young bluesman and storyteller Robert Finley, is a journey to the bayous of Finley’s home state of Louisiana. It coalesces all the vibrant genres of gospel, blues, soul and rock into a raw, thundering tribute to the swamps.

Throughout the 11 tracks of growly vocals with a sultry falsetto, Finley tells tales of the bayou from his childhood until now, including surviving the jaws of an alligator — a true story of his grandfather using him as bait to catch an alligator when he was a child!

Black Bayou was written quickly, the parts coming together spontaneously and getting everything in one take so you get a live, intimate feel.

Listen all week for tracks from Robert Finley's Black Bayou, The Current's Album of the Week.