The tough blues band of the Black Keys earliest records is back, but the group hasn’t forgotten what they’ve learned in their inwardly psychedelic mid-period.
After working with Danger Mouse on their last full-length, Black Keys sound re-energized and playful on their loosest record in years.
It finds The Black Keys taking on elements of what they’ve learnt on their journey here, but sticking resolutely to a recipe of guitar, drums and raspy, wisened vocals.
Everlasting Light - 4/5
Next Girl - 5/5 ❤
Tighten Up - 5/5 ❤
Howlin' for You - 3/5
She's Long Gone - 5/5 ❤
Black Mud - 5/5 ❤
The Only One - 4/5
Too Afraid to Love You - 3/5
Ten Cent Pistol - 5/5 ❤
Sinister Kid - 3/5
The Go Getter - 4/5
I'm Not the One - 4/5
Unknown Brother - 3/5
Never Gonna Give You Up - 5/5 ❤
These Days - 4/5
I've had an up and down relationship with The Black Keys. On one side they're a super fun blues rock group that puts out kickass singles and sometimes a really solid record. Brothers isn't my favorite of theirs, but it is still a pretty landmark album for the decade to come.
This duo had been having a career almost a whole decade before Brothers even dropped, but this is really the one that blasted them off into indie stardom. I seriously had no clue who they were before it. After hearing ... read more
This album makes wanna drink alone in a bar with my shirt's sleeves floded while fantasizing about the neck tattooed girl serving at the bar
This was my first experience with the black keys, and while I know not everyone listens to music via physical media anymore, I have to mention the packaging. the entire case, front and back, and the included poster all have "these are the guys" and "these are the lyrics" and "this is a poster", and so on. the disc has a solid black film on it and so you think that the cd is a solid black disc, but if you listen to the whole album in one sitting (as I do with music ... read more
1 | Everlasting Light 3:23 | 86 |
2 | Next Girl 3:18 | 82 |
3 | Tighten Up 3:31 | 91 |
4 | Howlin' for You 3:11 | 82 |
5 | She's Long Gone 3:06 | 79 |
6 | Black Mud 2:09 | 76 |
7 | The Only One 5:00 | 82 |
8 | Too Afraid to Love You 3:24 | 79 |
9 | Ten Cent Pistol 4:29 | 83 |
10 | Sinister Kid 3:44 | 77 |
11 | The Go Getter 3:36 | 73 |
12 | I'm Not the One 3:49 | 76 |
13 | Unknown Brother 3:59 | 79 |
14 | Never Gonna Give You Up 3:38 | 85 |
15 | These Days 5:11 | 80 |
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