His fingerprints in particular were all over the psychedelic hodgepodge of Turn Blue and its kitchen-sink strings and keyboards. They’re focused, workmanlike, and committed to what works.Īs a result, “ Let’s Rock” plays exactly like the record they might have rushed out right after Turn Blue.This time, they are working without, the producer whose modern/retro fusion helped prime the band for their crossover. But the Black Keys have never much valued change. Carney produced records for Michelle Branch, Wild Belle, and others, while Auerbach helmed records by and and dropped.For some bands, that time apart might have yielded an epiphany that reshaped their approach.
They were ubiquitous, and their sound became so permanently embedded in the airwaves that casual listeners may not have noticed they’ve been gone.The duo’s new “ Let’s Rock” follows their last effort by five years, the longest gap of their career.Īs the band tells it, they burned out, though during their time off Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney both continued making music at their typically relentless clip, just not with each other. They headlined arenas and festivals, touring ceaselessly while licensing their music to seemingly any brand interested-which, for a time, felt like all of them. After the mammoth success of their sixth album, which polished the band’s raw blues-rock enough for the radio, the duo raced out two more albums, including 2011’s even slicker. When look back, they won’t have regrets about striking while the iron was hot.
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