NPR's World Cafe: The Black Keys Create "Spot-On Mix of Blues and Rock" for New Album

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The Black Keys' in-studio performance and interview on NPR's World Cafe last week is now available online. "With their newest record, Attack & Release," says the show, "the two-man band of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney has created a spot-on mix of blues and rock ... The resulting collection takes their minimalist sound into a new dimension with unexpected arrangements and expanded instrumentation."

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The Black Keys' in-studio performance and interview on NPR's World Cafe last week is now available online at npr.org. "With their newest record, Attack & Release, the two-man band of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney has created a spot-on mix of blues and rock," says the show. "The resulting collection takes their minimalist sound into a new dimension with unexpected arrangements and expanded instrumentation.

Listen now at npr.org.

"Strange Times," off the new album, will be featured in the soundtrack for the soon-to-be-released video game NASCAR 09. Last week saw the red-carpet celebration of the game's forthcoming launch at a special event at Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s new club, Whisky River, in Charlotte, North Carolina, with NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon. The game will be available on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on June 10. For more information, visit easportsracing.com.

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  • Monday, May 26, 2008
    NPR's World Cafe: The Black Keys Create "Spot-On Mix of Blues and Rock" for New Album

    The Black Keys' in-studio performance and interview on NPR's World Cafe last week is now available online at npr.org. "With their newest record, Attack & Release, the two-man band of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney has created a spot-on mix of blues and rock," says the show. "The resulting collection takes their minimalist sound into a new dimension with unexpected arrangements and expanded instrumentation.

    Listen now at npr.org.

    "Strange Times," off the new album, will be featured in the soundtrack for the soon-to-be-released video game NASCAR 09. Last week saw the red-carpet celebration of the game's forthcoming launch at a special event at Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s new club, Whisky River, in Charlotte, North Carolina, with NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon. The game will be available on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on June 10. For more information, visit easportsracing.com.

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