The story of Willis Earl Beal rise to professional musician status sounds more like an inspirational disney movie than reality.

After working a number of odd jobs in Albuquerque, NM, Beal was discovered originally not for his music, but an intriguing letter left on a city sidewalk in which he was seemingly looking for a female companion.

In fact, the Chicago Reader’s Leor Galil did a great job of describing his, I guess, humble beginnings to his move back to his hometown of Chicago and eventual arrival as one of Chicago’s most enigmatic artists.

Then something quite extraordinary happened last month as Beal inked a deal with Hot Charity -- an imprint of the indie label XL Recordings.

Now Beal’s self-recorded debut, Acousmatic Sorcery, will be released on April 3, and he’s also been tapped for a European tour and an opening spot for SBTRKT’s American trek that includes a stop at the House Of Blues on Saturday, April 7.

Based on a few of the Sorcery tracks that have already hit the web, the record is an eclectic one that finds Beal dabbling, and ultimately succeeding, in folky, soulful and gospel approaches.

The latest to appear online is “Take Me Away,” a powerful, Muddy Waters-influenced blues take that features Beal’s voice at its raspiest and most earnest while abrasive acoustic guitar carries the song’s loose groove. Listen to “Take Me Away” below: