December 12, 2009

Black Keys Done Did It This Year

 The boys from Black Keys have been making a bunch of noise recently (and by recently, I mean both actually recently and also in the past 12 months). First off, Dan Auerbach came out with a solo album, the bodacious Keep It Hid. Then, more recently, the guitar heavy duo joined forces with some of hip hop’s best for the Blakroc album – some fly verses over guitar licks. The projects have been met with mixed reviews. Specifically, the good reviews of Auerbach’s album mixed with the bad reviews of Blakroc. I find myself torn about the latter, although I am firmly in the former’s camp.

The first time I was exposed to Black Keys was in 2007 at Bonnaroo. They took the stage during the daytime on Day 1 (I think) and completely tore it to shreds. Hair flying and licks blistering, they were captivating. I was hooked. I am not the most passionate fan, but I’ve definitely kept tabs on them since – they have a garage rock, go-for-broke style that is tough to ignore when it’s on the speakers. A White Stripes-ish fervor that I can really get behind.

Here are a couple of my favorites from those two aforementioned releases – the opening track from Keep It Hid, and one of the more solid tracks from Blakroc featuring some NOE verses that sound a hell of a lot like Jay-Z. Check ‘em out.

Dan Auerbach – Trouble Weighs A Ton (YSI)

Blakroc (f. Nicole Wray and NOE) – Done Did It (YSI)

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1 comments:

Matt said...

the black keys know how to rock...its so raw. didnt know about the solo albums...thanks for pointing that out. btw i just started my own blog if yall feel like checkin it out

www.oxygenashtray.blogspot.com

keep em comin!

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