Robert Finley is an American soul singer from Bernice, Louisiana. For years, Finley leaned on his gospel and blues songs for a hobby rather than a career.

But after being discovered by Black Keys front man Dan Auerbach, he was invited to sing on the score for a friend’s graphic novel project called Murder Ballads Regarding Robert, Auerbach told Billboard:

I realized very quickly Robert’s capable of doing so much more than old blues songs. He could do a wide range of things very easily. He’s a blues guitar player, but when he puts his guitar down, you could set him in front of an orchestra and he would sing just as good as Ray Charles on the first take. He has that magnetic hugeness about his voice and just knows where to put it in the pocket, always.

Following the recording of Murder Ballads, Auerbach gathered the Easy Eye Sound crew to record an album of songs he had recorded with the likes of John Prine, Nick Lowe, Pat McLaughlin, drummer Gene Chrisman who recorded with Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, Bobby Wood, and legendary guitar player Duane Eddy, all with Finley as their vocal anchor.

Robert Finley’s second studio album, Goin' Platinum!, released on December 8th, 2017 via Easy Eye Sound.