Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down (2012)

On Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down, his first album since 1998's Come On In, the legendary bluesman R. L. Burnside returns to a straightforward John Lee Hooker/''Mississippi'' Fred McDowell style, yet still incorporates the turntable scratches and ambient beats that made him an indie-rock hero. While the 73-year-old does nothing to the classic ''Chain of Fools,'' he's chilling on the autobiographical songs, including ''R.L.'s Story,'' which vividly recounts the Chicago murders of his father, uncle, and brothers. B