Song of the Day 7/18: Dan Auerbach, “Shine on Me”

As centuries go, this one totally sucks so far, and I can’t see it doing enough in the second half to make up for this shitshow. So I’m going to keep looking for music that lightens the mood, like this tune off Black Key Dan Auerbach’s second solo LP, 2017’s “Waiting on a Song,” recorded in his then-brand new Nashville studio. The album features a lot of collaborations with well-known musicians; Mark Knopfler plays lead guitar on this one.

Fun fact: Auerbach is a second cousin of late guitarist Robert Quine, sideman to musicians as various as Richard Hell, Tom Waits and Matthew Sweet.