Gary Clark Jr. brought two songs from his latest album This LandtoJimmy Kimmel Live! on Friday, performing Pearl Cadillac and When Im Gone in front of a live outdoor audience. The singer and guitarist brought passion and fervor to Pearl Cadillac with a thunderous guitar solo, and slowed things down for the soothing ballad that came after.
For Pearl Cadillac, a song that pays tribute to Clarks mother, the musician recently shared a stylized music video that borrows from film noirand classic Hollywood road movies. He also contributed a guitar solo to Macy Grays new single Buddha.
Clark is currently on tour in support ofThis Land, with upcoming stops in Santa Barbara, Berkeley and Los Angeles. The tour will wrap at Austin City Limits with two performances on October 5th and October 12th. Clark is also slated to perform on The Late Late Show With James Cordenon September 30th.