Fans of good gritty rock/blues should definitely check out the new Black Keys release Attack and Release....
They have tinkered with their sound and added keyboard and very trippy backing vocals on most songs...it is a stunning disc with a lot of psychedelic tainted blues, with hints of folk/country rock. It is a great recent release from the duo from Akrin Ohio...higly recommended.

I agree, really great album!

I love the Black Keys, mate. "Attack and Release" is my favorite record so far this year, abd their other albums have all been wonderful too.

I'm seeing them for the 4th time this sunday!

Jealous! Wish I could see them, but I doubt they will coming to Singapore:-(

I saw them here in Nashville last summer. Great show! They sounded better than I thought they would live. wonder how they'll pull off the new album live, what with its more dense production and their sparse instrumentation live...

When they played I Got Mine at Lollapalooza last year before they had even released the song, it was nasty, gritty, and stuck to your ass like white on rice. I think that the new album showed us a side of the band that we've never seen because they were in the hands of a new producer. So, I think what we'll see (what I'm hoping to see on Sunday) a band that defies the laws of Rock - taking their punky/blues sound from the album, and giving it the old 1-2 southern-fried blues/rock feel. Dan is so inventive in his playing. He's great like Keith in that we see one side of him when he makes cuts for albums, but when he plays live it's an entirely different thing. Nasty, baby!

Whew, this is awesome.

Last weekend: Shine a Light
This Weekend: The Black Keys

Both with "a little help from my friends"

Yeah I agree, and I just got the new Raconteurs disc. That is good as well. Actually downloaded it from Amazon, which is way better than iTunes, no restrictions on music sharing!!!

they're not great - I hate "lo-fi" and "indie" bands that are popular nowadays - but interesting. monotonous, every song sound very similar to the next one, but they're worth attention. I've got Attack & Release and think of buying prev albums.

Dan Auerbach has a good solo disc but the name????

UUUUHHHHH!!!

Love this band!!!!

Carlitos
Tenerife

Smokin' band. Saw them in NYC in Feb. with Heartless Bastards, whose latest "The Mountain" is superb.

Can't really say enough about the show, which was a whopping $35 per/head. One of those things that makes me feel a little silly about the prices I paid for Mick'n'Keef last time 'round.

"thickfreakness" is still my favorite of the Keys' records and I would say that the songs are remarkably distinctive-especially given the simplicity of the arrangements.

Keep It Hid is a great recording too

thanks for the tip. I will check it out!