The Black Keys

[funest]

ok geniale band



The two-man duo comprising the Black Keys, singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney, were in their early twenties when their debut, The Big Come Up, was issued in 2002. From Akron, OH, they play close-to-the-bone, raw blues-rock, the only instrumentation being Auerbach's guitar, Carney's drums, and the occasional organ. Auerbach had a fine, mature, lived-in blues voice for one so young, and the group's material worked in funk, soul, and rock influences from the likes of Jimi Hendrix and James Brown that avoided undue repetition of the overdone chord progressions and stock riffs common to so many such acts. Before the year's end, the band inked a deal with Fat Possum. The Black Keys' second album, Thickfreakness, was recorded in 14 straight hours one day in 2002. To prepare for its April 2003 release, the duo was handpicked by Sleater-Kinney as their opening act for their winter tour of North America. Rubber Factory followed in 2004 and earned notices as one of the best records of the year. A live DVD arrived in 2005, followed by the Chulahoma EP and the full-length Magic Potion in 2006.

er is inmiddels weerrr een nieuwe plaat uit, met danger mouse als producer
ATTACK & RELEASE

en 25 mei staan ze in de melkweg. en dit keer mag ik het niet nog eens missen.

[antigone]

mn favoriet is denk ik de chulahoma ep laatst ook een 2ehands cd van thickfreakness kunnen strikken, die had ik in jaren niet meer gehoord omdat het me na een tijdje wel wat begon te vervelen. live hoe dan ook zeer de moeite waard

de nieuwe plaat heb ik nog niet gehoord, komt die misschien op de luisterpaal?

[funest]

hij staat er al op!

en die chulahoma ep is geniaal.

[mandark]

zwaar fan van deze band! hoop dat ik erbij ben