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Kicking off the string of shows in Iowa on April 8th, The Black Keys will perform in support of their upcoming album, Brothers, which is number six for those counting. Besides playing at Bonnaroo, they will take the stage with Pearl Jam at MSG and again in Utah, and then cross the pond for gigs in the UK. Tour dates after the jump.
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Time was, that the Black Keys were just another bearded hipster retro-rock band. Then, the partnered with Danger Mouse on 2008’s Attack & Release album and became an exceptional bearded hipster retro-rock band. Then they teamed up with Dame Dash for last year’s hip-hop saturated Blackroc and became the world’s most over-hyped bearded hipster retro-rock band. Now the duo of Dan Auerbah and Patrick Carney have announced their eighth album, Brothers, on the BBC by playing a new song, again produced by Danger Mouse. File this one under “If it ain’t broke…” because it might sound familiar, but also really darn good.
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Very happy to report that The Black Keys are ready to release their sixth proper album and the follow-up to damn-near-everyone’s beloved Attack and Release. The new album welcomes Danger Mouse as producer on one track (”Tighten Up”), though last time he ran the whole show, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney managed this one on their own. Clearly, they have been busy with the BlakRoc project and their own work; I’m sure they learned many tricks and on May 18th we will find out what’s on the album, Brothers. Tracklisting after the jump.
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Let’s face it, this cross-genre mash-up started back with Aerosmith and Run DMC (”Walk This Way”) and has been attempted every so often since, often providing less than stellar results. Typically, these types of collaborations come across as forced, lacking chemistry, and representing yet another gimmick pushed onto consumers to create a spark in sales. This isn’t to say that cross-genre collaborations are an avoidable concept, but there has not been a rap/rock collaborative project that really represented the best of both worlds. During this holiday season, music fans will have one more thing to be thankful for: a rap/rock project featuring some of the best from both genres. BlakRoc, a collaborative effort between Akron, Ohio’s Black Keys and some of hip-hop’s best (such as Mos Def, Q Tip, Pharoahe Monch, RZA, ODB and Ludacris). Recently, URB.COM caught up with the man between the drum kit, Patrick Carney, to find out how this project came together, what it is like working with hip-hop legends, as well as talking about some of their favorite hip-hop tracks.
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Who’d have suspected that the Black Keys-Dame Dash hip-hop project would become the buzzed about web meme for the end of 2009. We knew it’d be good, but not a day goes by without something new making the blog rounds. This latest video features Nicole (Nikki) Wray working out some melodies with Dan Auerbach.
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