Atlanta-bred guitarist, singer and songwriter Eddie 9V has releases his new album Down Here, on November 6 via Easy Eye Sound. Produced by GRAMMY® Producer of the Year winner Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, Down Here marks Eddie’s debut for Auerbach’s Nashville label and studio.
Recorded at Auerbach’s legendary Easy Eye Sound Studio in Nashville, Down Here captures Eddie 9V at a pivotal point in his career, a road-tested artist bringing years of sweat-soaked shows, Southern soul, blues, rock & roll and raw instinct into his most expansive album yet.
The album grew out of an intense series of writing sessions led by Auerbach, opening Eddie 9V to a new creative process after years of writing, producing and carving out his own path. The sessions brought together an exceptional group of musicians and songwriters, including fellow soul-blues guitarist Marcus King and veteran writers Pat McLaughlin (Bonnie Raitt, John Prine, Tanya Tucker) and Daniel Tashian (Kacey Musgraves, Lee Ann Womack, Josh Turner).
“I hope when people hear this record they feel the soul of it,” says Eddie 9V. “I want them to feel like they’re sitting in the studio with us as we’re making music.”
Raised in the red clay of Atlanta and sharpened through years on the road, Eddie 9V has built his reputation one stage at a time. He picked up the guitar at six, moved through metal and indie rock before discovering Howlin’ Wolf’s legendary 1966 Newport Folk Festival performance, and eventually found his musical direction in the blues.
Cutting his teeth in Atlanta clubs, Eddie 9V regularly played four-and-a-half-hour nights, sometimes for tips, developing the instinct, feel, and connection with an audience that would become central to his sound. By 17, he was touring outside of Georgia. In 2019, he wrote, produced, and released his debut album, Left My Soul In Memphis.
“Making this record has taught me how to put my guard down and just have fun rather than worrying about things,” Eddie 9V says. “I think that’s what you can feel on the record, a sense of freedom.”
