Gary Clark Jr. performs at the 2013 Roots Picnic (Photo Seher Sikandar)

Many consider Gary Clark Jr. to be one of the greatest blues players alive, a live wire guitarist who's unafraid of letting himself go, be it onstage or on the mic. Now, as he prepares to finally unveil his new LP The Story of Sonny Boy Slim, it appears that 31 year-old is just getting started.

"I really wanted to just come back home and be in the studio, hang out and go back to my house," Clark told Rolling Stone in a new interview that previews what we can expect on Sonny Boy. Reportedly looser, bluesier and even more focused in its deep guitar grooves than 2013's Blak and Blu, the album was recorded entirely in his hometown of Austin, Texas at Arlyn Studios and self-produced by Clark, along with a pair of engineers. Now, what started over a year ago as rough sonic sketches of live drums and bass has become a full-fledged record full of blues funk, blues solos and many a raging solo.

Crucial to Rolling Stone's new piece is how seriously Clark takes the matter. Far from a relaxed passion project, The Story of Sonny Boy Slim is under the "sophomore slump"; the fact that it was made on his home turf of Austin only ups those expectations and, according to RS's Joe Gross, makes it ultimately rock even harder. Read the entire feature here.