The Black Keys are set to open for the Kings of Leon for three weeks in September. SPIN caught up with the band at an earlier gig with the Kings, in London's Hyde Park, for a feature profile examining the Keys' career, "as their music has expanded from raw-boned basement blues-rock into spookier, swampier, sexier territory." The Keys are also featured in Relix, which takes a look at the making of "the best record of their career, Brothers."
The Black Keys are set hit the road again next week, opening for the Kings of Leon for three weeks before launching their own headlining tour across the United States. SPIN magazine caught up with band mates Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney backstage at an earlier gig with the Kings of Leon, a massive sold-out show at London's Hyde Park at the start of the summer. In the feature article, SPIN's Dorian Lyskey takes a look at their career so far and talks to Auerbach and Carney about their own take on their success.
"They have built their following brick by brick," writes Lyskey. "Each of their six full-length albums, from 2002's The Big Come Up to this year's Brothers (182,000 sold—and counting), has been bigger than its predecessor, as their music has expanded from raw-boned basement blues-rock into spookier, swampier, sexier territory."
You'll find an excerpt from the article at spin.com and read the full story in the September 2010 issue of SPIN, on newsstands now.
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The Black Keys are also featured in Relix magazine, which takes a look at the making of Brothers, the projects that immediately preceded it—their hip-hop collaboration, BlakRoc; Auerbach's solo album, Keep It Hid; an album from Carney's band Drummer—and the impact these projects had on the new album.
"Very few rock bands rediscover the chemistry that defined them when members of the group start to make solo albums," writes Relix. "But after Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney went off to record with their own groups, they went on to make the best record of their career, Brothers."
After delving into each of those projects, the article explains: "The spirit of the BlakRoc sessions carried over to Brothers, which features tricky beats and powerful bass lines along with the sturm und drang of the band’s trademark guitar and drums." In addition, the new album features what may be Auerbach's "best vocal performance to date," says Relix. "His singing is soulful and seemingly effortless, yet his phrasing is beautifully contoured to the songs’ melodies."
Read the complete article at relix.com.
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For information on upcoming tour dates, head to nonesuch.com/on-tour. To pick up a copy of Brothers on vinyl, CD, or in the deluxe edition, head to the Nonesuch Store
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