Watson release "Slim and The Devil"

The song is an adaptation of the Sterling A. Brown poem, "Slim Greer in Hell," the story of a Faustian bargain made with St. Peter at the pearly gates in exchange for one more earthly adventure,

The former founding member of Old Crow Medicine Show is set to release a self-titled disc on Sept. 13 via Little Operation Records and More (Thirty Tigers).

"I was disgusted by the imagery of white nationalists taking over the streets of Charlottesville. I pulled a book of poems off the shelf called 'The Black Poets,' and the first page I opened was Sterling Brown's poem "Slim Greer In Hell". The story is second to the honor aimed at the poet himself because history has told me that all the people in his position have been robbed by white folk artists and completely cast aside."

"After 30 years of playing music professionally, this is my debut album. This record is me beating the devil, or the story of what finally did it anyway. I didn't make any specific pact or anything but I know we've been tangled up most of my life. Now that he's gone I can love myself again," said Watson of the record.

Watson recorded the" album in Los Angeles with producers Gabe Witcher (Punch Brothers) and Kenneth Pattengale (Milk Carton Kids) and with Paul Kowert on bass (Punch Brothers), Dylan Day on guitar (Jenny Lewis, Nick Hakim), Benmont Tench on keys (The Heartbreakers), Jason Boesel on drums (Bright Eyes, Jenny Lewis), and Sami Braman on fiddle.

"Slim and The Devil" follows the album's first single "Real Love.