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  • Thursday,April 10,2008
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    Attack & Release, says KCRA-Sacramento, marks "a new musical paradigm for The Black Keys." The band is "now reborn and under a sign that bodes them well." And by year's end, it "shouldn't be a surprise to see the record wind up on many critics best-of lists." Metro Toronto gives the album four stars, calling the Black Keys / Danger Mouse pairing "a synergy that is so good." The Tampa Tribune exclaims that the band has unlocked a "grimy blues treasure trove" with the album.

    Journal Topics: Reviews
  • Wednesday,April 9,2008
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    Congratulations to The Black Keys on the debut of their latest album, Attack & Release, at No. 14 on the Billboard album chart, marking a career high for the band. Detroit's Metro Times says the songs on the album "boast the intimate homegrown shagginess of The Black Keys' previous releases, but with numerous nuanced musical and production shimmers winningly integrated by producer Danger Mouse," blending "an epic quality with a timeless immediacy, making it lush, visual and 'soundtrack-y' in the best David Lynch or Quentin Tarantino sense."

    Journal Topics: Album Release
  • Tuesday,April 8,2008
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    The Black Keys' performance at First Avenue in Minneapolis this Friday is sold out, so Dan and Patrick have scheduled an additional show earlier in the day at 7th Street Entry, exclusively for listeners of Minnesota Public Radio station The Current, 89.3 FM. The station will be giving away tickets all week.

    Journal Topics: On Tour
  • Tuesday,April 8,2008
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    The Black Keys "get bigger and even better" with Attack & Release, says the Boston Globe. The duo's collaboration with producer Danger Mouse brings "fresh, intriguing, and often inspiring" results. The Christian Science Monitor gives the album an A-, saying: "It may be the blues, and it may be strange, but that doesn't mean it can't feel good."

    Journal Topics: Reviews
  • Sunday,April 6,2008
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    Wilco, The Black Keys, and Amadou & Mariam will be among the bands playing at this year's Lollapalooza, the event's organizers have announced. The lineup for the three-day festival, to be held at Chicago's Grant Park, August 1-3, includes more than 100 artists, including Radiohead, The Raconteurs, Nine Inch Nails, and Kanye West.

    Journal Topics: On Tour
  • Wednesday,April 2,2008
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    "Attack & Release may be the postage stamp that finally sends the music of The Black Keys around the world," exclaims the San Francisco Chronicle. Producer Danger Mouse "gives these guys a brilliant sheen, sort of like a pocket-size Zeppelin, and lets the band's brilliance shine through. This is one for year-end Top 10 lists already."

    Journal Topics: Reviews
  • Tuesday,April 1,2008
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    The Black Keys rocked The Wiltern in Los Angeles last night, celebrating the release of their new album, Attack & Release, with a couple thousand fans. The Associated Press album review struggles to single out one song to recommend above the rest: "There are so many delightful songs here, it's hard to pick one. Let's go with 'Psychotic Girl,' a song so unlike anything the Keys have done it's startling ... a melange of familiar sounds spun into a new flavor of cotton candy we've never tasted before."

    Journal Topics: On Tour, Reviews
  • Monday,March 31,2008
    nothing

    Today's the day. April Fool's, yes, but also the day Attack & Release, The Black Keys' latest, hits stores. The New York Sun says "Attack & Release houses the most stylistically diverse set of songs the band has released to date."New York Daily News says "the duo perfectly calibrate richer sounds and fuller melodies with their usual killer riffs and scathing rhythms." Scripps Howard gives the album four stars.

    Journal Topics: Album Release, Reviews, Radio
  • Sunday,March 30,2008
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    With just one more day to go before the release of Attack & Release, The Black Keys new album, the band will be live on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic today. The New York Times says of the collaboration with Danger Mouse: "Happily, the results are not just evident but potent. While the sound of this blues-rock duo has been fleshed out, none of its grit has been glossed." The Cleveland Plain Dealer gives the album an A, exclaiming: "The results are splendiferous." The Akron Beacon Journal, calls it "the band's most interesting collection of songs and sounds."

    Journal Topics: Album Release, Reviews, Radio
  • Thursday,March 27,2008
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    The Black Keys' tour is now under way, with the second of two stops in Arizona slated for tonight at Tempe's Marquee Theatre, and their new album, Attack & Release, hits stores this Tuesday. The Sun gives it a perfect five stars, calling it "probably greatest album by the duo." The Independent gives the album four stars, crediting Danger Mouse with adding "layers of character and mystery to the duo's core blues-rock."

    Journal Topics: Reviews
  • Wednesday,March 26,2008
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    The Black Keys' new Danger Mouse-produced album, Attack & Release, will be available in less than a week, but you don't have to wait that long to play it. More than 10,000 internet-connected AMI jukeboxes in bars across the country are featuring the album in advance of the release, so ask your favorite bartender if your local watering hole is one of them. Also on the jukeboxes will be clips from the "Strange Times" video.

    Journal Topics: Artist News
  • Monday,March 24,2008
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    With now just a week to go before the release of The Black Keys' Attack & Release, the Guardian takes a look at this "remarkable new album" and the band's Akron roots, saying: "Musically, the album is a huge step forward. Everything from flute to glockenspiel has been added to the guitar-and-drums set-up, and the sound has shades of R&B pioneers Booker T and the MGs, as well as the Beatles at their most psychedelic. At the same time, it still sounds like the product of two young misfits from suburban Ohio."

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