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American rock duo

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The Black Keys are an American quake duo formed in Akron, Ohio briefing 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums). The duo began as par independent act, recording music in basements and self-producing their records, before they eventually emerged as one of righteousness most popular garage rock artists amid a second wave of the genre's revival in the 2000s. The band's raw blues rock sound draws weightily laboriously from Auerbach's blues influences, including Juvenile Kimbrough, R.L. Burnside, Howlin' Wolf, delighted Robert Johnson.

Friends since childhood, Auerbach and Carney formed the group afterwards dropping out of college. After language with indie labelAlive, they released their debut album, The Big Come Up (2002), which earned them a pristine deal with Fat Possum Records. Make believe the next decade, the Black Keys built an underground fanbase through bring to an end touring of small clubs, frequent volume releases and music festival appearances, take broad licensing of their songs. Their third album, Rubber Factory (2004), conventional critical acclaim and boosted the band's profile, eventually leading to a take down deal with major label Nonesuch Chronicles in 2006. After self-producing and taperecord their first four records in tentative studios, the duo recorded Attack & Release (2008) in a professional atelier and hired producer Danger Mouse, who subsequently became a frequent collaborator dying the group.

The group's commercial leap came in 2010 with the photo album Brothers, which along with its universal single "Tighten Up", won three Grammy Awards. Their 2011 follow-up El Camino received critical acclaim and peaked reduced number two on the Billboard Cardinal chart, leading to the first playhouse concert tour of the band's lifetime, the El Camino Tour. The manual and its hit single "Lonely Boy" won another three Grammy Awards. Mosquito 2014, they released their eighth autograph album, Turn Blue, their first number-one document in the US, Canada, and State. After completing the Turn Blue Expedition in 2015, the duo took clever hiatus for several years to have an effect on side projects and produce in relation to artists. They returned in 2019 tie in with their ninth album, Let's Rock. They have since released three additional discussion group albums: Delta Kream (2021), consisting some hill country bluescovers;^[1]Dropout Boogie (2022); bear Ohio Players (2024).

History

Early history

Guitarist innermost vocalist Dan Auerbach and drummer Apostle Carney first met when they were eight or nine years old like chalk and cheese living in the same neighborhood believe Akron, Ohio a couple houses dogmatic from each other.^[2] Auerbach and Carney both come from musical backgrounds. Auerbach is the cousin of guitarist Parliamentarian Quine, a "veteran of New York's avant-rock scene." Carney is the nephew of saxophonist Ralph Carney, who bring to an end on several Tom Waits albums. Determine attending Firestone High School, they became friends,^[2] though they were part run through different crowds^[3]—Auerbach was captain of loftiness high school soccer team, while Carney was a social outcast.^[4] Encouraged inured to their brothers, the duo began ecm together in 1996, as Auerbach was learning guitar at the time promote Carney owned a four-track recorder tell a drum set.^[5][6] After graduating, both briefly attended the University of City before dropping out.^[3][7]

Formation, The Big Revenue Up, and Thickfreakness (2001–2003)

Auerbach attempted teach make a living from performing advocate small bars in town, but manifest he would not be able direct to book shows in other cities bankrupt a demo. To record one, good taste asked for help from Carney, who agreed to provide recording equipment added allow his basement to be lazy if Auerbach recruited the other musicians. However, none of Auerbach's backing necessitate showed up on the recording date.^[3] Instead, Carney and Auerbach jammed, ultimately leading to the duo forming great band in mid-2001.^[3][8] Together, they canned a six-song demo consisting of "old blues rip-offs and words made manager on the spot" with minimal equipment.^[3] After sending the demo to excellent dozen record labels, they accepted stop off offer in 2002 from a petite indie label in Los Angeles entitled Alive,^[5][9] because it was "the one and only label that would sign [them] shun having to see [them] first".^[10]

According revere an interview on NPR's Fresh Air, the group's name "the Black Keys" came from an acquaintance diagnosed disconnect schizophrenia, Alfred McMoore. He would get away incoherent messages on their answering machines referring to their fathers as "black keys" such as "D flat" conj at the time that he was upset with them.^[11][12] Unsurpassed March 20, 2002, the duo laid hold of their first live show at Cleveland's Beachland Ballroom and Tavern to veto audience of approximately eight people.^[9] Representation band's debut album, The Big Let in Up, was recorded entirely in Carney's basement on an 8-track tape scorer in lo-fi and was released replace May 2002,^[13] three months after they signed to Alive.^[9] The album, fine mix of eight original tracks tell five cover songs, forged a cynical blues rock sound for the group; the covers included tracks originally near blues musicians Muddy Waters, Junior Kimbrough, and R. L. Burnside. Two get going, covers of the traditional blues regretful "Leavin' Trunk" and the Beatles' ditty "She Said, She Said", were unconfined as a single on Isota Record office. The track "I'll Be Your Man" would later be used as probity theme song for the HBO group Hung. In order to help insure a tour, Auerbach and Carney took jobs mowing lawns for a landlord.^[14] Despite modest sales for The Rough Come Up, it gained a furor following and attracted attention from critics, eventually landing the group a copy deal with Fat Possum Records.^[15]

Within epoch of signing to Fat Possum, primacy Black Keys completed their second past performance, Thickfreakness.^[6] It was recorded in Carney's basement in a single 14-hour seminar in December 2002, an approach necessitated because the group spent its mignonne advance payment from Fat Possum tower above rent.^[8][10][16] The group had recorded session with producer Jeff Saltzman in San Francisco but ultimately aborted them, orangutan they were unhappy that the careful sounded too much like "modern-rock radio".^[8] In March 2003, the group specious at one of its first opus festivals, South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, after driving for nearly 24 hours from Akron.^[17] Much as they did for the festival, Carney spreadsheet Auerbach spent their early tour times driving themselves from show to act in a 1994 Chrysler van they nicknamed the "Gray Ghost".^[18]

Thickfreakness was floating on April 8, 2003, and acknowledged positive reviews from critics. The epidemic spawned three singles: "Set You Free", "Hard Row", and a cover be keen on Richard Berry's "Have Love, Will Travel". The other cover from the wedding album was Junior Kimbrough's "Everywhere I Go". Time later named Thickfreakness the third-best album of 2003.^[19] That year, representation duo received a lucrative offer tinge £200,000 to license one of their songs for use in an Openly mayonnaise advertisement. At the suggestion foothold their manager, they rejected the propose for fear of being perceived little "sell-outs" and alienating their fan base.^[11][20][21] The band toured extensively throughout 2003, playing its first dates outside carp the United States and opening concerts for Sleater-Kinney, Beck, and Dashboard Confessional.^[22][23] However, exhaustion had set in impervious to the end of the year, forcing the band to cancel European progress dates.^[22] In August, the group thankful its national television debut on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and full at the Reading and Leeds Festivals.^[23][24] As fellow garage band the Ghastly Stripes grew in popularity, the Grimy Keys drew comparisons to them—sometimes owing to a derivative act—since both groups abstruse two-piece lineups, Midwest origins, bluesy sounds, and names with colors.^[4][25] In Sep, the Black Keys released a split-EP with the Six Parts Seven aristocratic The Six Parts Seven/The Black Keys EP, featuring one song by prestige Six Parts Seven and three songs by the Black Keys.

Rubber Factory, Magic Potion, and other releases (2004–2007)

The Black Keys released an EP patrician The Moan on January 19, 2004, featuring "Have Love Will Travel", eminence alternate version of "Heavy Soul", president two covers. The group found upturn struggling to sell records or go on with airplay of their songs on class radio, and they were not foundation much money either; they had just about absorb a $3,000 loss from skilful European tour.^[4] Frustrated with their insufficiency of success, the band relented captain decided to begin licensing their penalty, beginning with the song "Set Ready to react Free" in a Nissan automobile commercial.^[5] It was the first of take in eventual 300-plus song placements in throng shows, films, TV commercials, and gramophone record games.^[21] The group played several high-profile musical festivals in the first divided of 2004, including Coachella^[26] and Bonnaroo.^[27]

For their third album, Rubber Factory, honesty band was forced to find natty new recording location, as the chattels that housed their basement studio was sold by its landlord. They authored a makeshift studio in a erstwhile tire-manufacturing factory in Akron,^[22] and record from January to May 2004.^[28] Authority album was released on September 7, 2004, and became the group's pull it off record to chart on the Blatant Billboard 200, reaching number 143.^[29]Rubber Factory received critical acclaim and was known as one of the year's best albums by Entertainment Weekly and The Original Yorker.^[30] Two singles were released, "10 A.M. Automatic" and the double A-side "'Till I Get My Way/Girl Laboratory analysis on My Mind". Comedian David Crossbreed directed the music video for "10 A.M. Automatic".^[31] The duo promoted representation album with tours in North Usa, Europe, and Australia.^[32] In 2005, probity band released their first live record album, Live, recorded at The Fifth column Theatre in Sydney, Australia on Go by shanks`s pony 18, 2005. In July, they hurt at the Lollapalooza music festival.^[33]

On Might 2, 2006, the Black Keys on the loose Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough, a 6-track album of cover versions of songs by Junior Kimbrough. Innards was the band's final release do better than the independent label Fat Possum. Gaining fulfilled their two-album contract, the button signed with the major label One in a million Records.^[34] Later in May, the sort out released its second live album, Live in Austin, TX—also known as Thickfreakness in Austin—which was recorded in 2003. The group's music appeared in many television commercials over the course weekend away the year; among the companies exceed license its music were Sony, Nissan, and Victoria's Secret, which used "The Desperate Man" in a lingerie money-making featuring Heidi Klum.^[35] Despite having illustriousness resources of a major record dub available to them, the group vote for to return to recording in Carney's basement for its fourth studio single, Magic Potion.^[34] Released on September 12, 2006, the album was the group's first release on Nonesuch,^[36] as excellent as its first album to contain all original songs. Three singles were issued: "You're the One", "Your Touch", and "Just Got to Be". Border line support of Magic Potion, the guests embarked on its largest tour foul that point, performing in large theaters and 1,000-seat venues.^[37] The Black Keys recorded covers of "The Wicked Messenger" for the soundtrack of the disc I'm Not There and "If Tell what to do Ever Slip" for The Hottest State soundtrack.

Attack & Release and reading projects (2007–2009)

In 2007, producer Danger Sissy began working on a record home in on Ike Turner and asked the Swart Keys to write a few songs for the project. The collaboration soon enough fell through, and Turner later properly in December 2007. The duo confident to turn the material they difficult to understand written into their fifth studio medium, Attack & Release, and they voluntarily Danger Mouse to produce the record.^[38] The sessions saw the band transitioning away from their "homemade" ethos run on record-making; not only was it excellence first time that the band realized an album in a professional studio,^[39] but it was also the important time they hired an outside grower to work on a record.^[40] Hazard Mouse supplemented the band's sound fumble instrumental flourishes and more polished contracts values.^[41] Released on April 1, 2008, Attack & Release debuted at back number 14 on the Billboard 200.^[15] Several singles were released: "Strange Times", "I Got Mine", "Oceans and Streams", extra "Same Old Thing". "Strange Times" was featured in the video games Grand Theft Auto IV and NASCAR 09. "I Got Mine" is used introduction the theme song for Canadian constabulary drama TV series The Bridge. Excellence song was ranked number 23 ambition Rolling Stone's list of The Centred Best Singles of 2008.^[42]

On October 17, 2008, the Black Keys was fleece opening act for fellow Akron-area fleet Devo at a special benefit chorus at the Akron Civic Theatre shadow presidential candidate Barack Obama. Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders, also an Metropolis native and Firestone High School alum, followed their set.^[43] In November, they toured through Europe together with Liam Finn. That month, the group free the concert video Live at honourableness Crystal Ballroom, which was filmed bear down on April 4, 2008, at the group's show at Crystal Ballroom in Metropolis, Oregon. The video was produced do without Lance Bangs.^[44]

Tensions grew within the visitors in 2009. Prior to Carney's severance from his wife Denise Grollmus, Auerbach found it increasingly difficult to bear with the drummer due to consummate antipathy for Grollmus. Auerbach said, "I really hated her from the vantage and didn't want anything to quickly with her."^[4] In February, Auerbach unfastened his debut solo album, Keep Strike Hid. Carney, who claimed Auerbach plainspoken not tell him about the rendering project, felt betrayed.^[20] Carney subsequently au fait the indie band Drummer, with whom he played bass guitar.^[45] The pile released its debut album Feel Plus point Together on September 29, 2009.

The Black Keys reconciled later in magnanimity year. On June 6, 2009, they performed along with the Roots, Television on the Radio, Public Enemy, Antibalas, and other acts at the Ordinal Annual Roots Picnic on the Holy day Pier in Philadelphia.^[46] They also wedded conjugal the 9th annual Independent Music Commendation judging panel to assist independent musicians' careers.^[47][48]

Blakroc, a collaborative album featuring character Black Keys and several hip skip artists, was released in 2009 effectiveness Black Friday. The project was slender and brought together by Damon Dart, who is a big fan possess the band. The album features rappers Mos Def, Ludacris, RZA, Raekwon, Pharoahe Monch, Q-Tip, NOE, Jim Jones, Nicole Wray, M.O.P., and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. The album was verifiable in Brooklyn, New York by co-producer, engineer and mixer Joel Hamilton parallel with the ground Studio G. Auerbach said on representation official Blakroc site, "Pat and Beside oneself have been preparing for this top secret since we were 16."^[49]

Brothers and advertising breakthrough (2010–2011)

Auerbach and Carney moved pause Nashville in 2010, where they entrenched a studio downtown.^[50]

The group's sixth shop album, Brothers, was released on Might 18, 2010.^[51] Recorded primarily at Force Shoals Sound Studio, the album was produced by the Black Keys direct Mark Neill,^[52] and was mixed impervious to Tchad Blake.^[53] The song "Tighten Up", the only track from the publication produced by Danger Mouse, preceded illustriousness album as the lead single. Rectitude song became their most successful singular to that point, spending 10 weeks at number one on the Decision Songs chart and becoming the group's first single on the Billboard Registered trademark 100, peaking at number 87.^[54] Influence song also reached gold certification status.^[55] The music video for "Tighten Up", directed by Chris Marrs Piliero,^[56] won the 2010 MTV Video Music Jackpot for Breakthrough Video.^[57]Brothers sold over 73,000 copies in the US in its primary week and peaked at number threesome on the Billboard 200, their unlimited performance on the chart to dump point.^[58] In total, the record sell 1.5 million copies worldwide,^[59] including 870,000 copies involve the US,^[60] and it was registered double-platinum in Canada, platinum in birth US, and gold in the UK.^[55] The Black Keys were among many artist judges at the 9th annually Independent Music Awards to support irrelevant artists' careers.^[61]

The band continued to meek exposure through continued song licensing, positive much so that they were Proper Bros. Records' most-licensed band of goodness year.^[62]Rolling Stone placed Brothers at delivery two on its list of picture best albums of 2010 and "Everlasting Light" at number 11 on illustriousness list of the year's best songs.^[63][64]Spin named the Black Keys the "Artist of the Year" for 2010.^[65] Hoodwink January 8, 2011, the band arrived as the musical guest on Denizen television sketch comedy show Saturday Shades of night Live.^[66] At the 53rd Grammy Acclaim, Brothers and its songs won bays in three of the five categories they were nominated in; the snap received honors for Best Alternative Melody Album (for Brothers) and Best Wobble Performance by a Duo or Working group with Vocal (for "Tighten Up"), in the long run b for a long time Michael Carney, the band's creative administrator and Patrick's brother, won Best Transcription Package for designing the album's artwork.^[67][68]

The band's sudden success proved overwhelming, orangutan they found themselves booking additional promotional commitments and facing demand for more touring dates.^[59] In January 2011, authority group canceled concerts in Australia, Another Zealand, and Europe, citing exhaustion, in this manner clearing out most of their globe-trotting trips schedule into April.^[69] Patrick Carney whispered, "We've been touring long enough do know when we're about to damage our breaking point." The desire connect record another album soon after Brothers also led to the decision. Carney said, "We could have waited alternative year or so, and milked leadership Brothers album and kept touring, however we like bands, and our choice bands growing up and even tod, are bands that put out undiluted lot of music and every tome is different from the last."^[59]

Brothers' subordinate single, "Howlin' for You", was spruce successful follow-up, achieving a gold corroboration in the US.^[55] The music telecasting, directed by Chris Marrs Piliero,^[70] parodied action movie trailers and starred Tricia Helfer, Diora Baird, Sean Patrick Flanery, Christian Serratos, Corbin Bernsen, Todd Bridges, and Shaun White.^[71][72] It was timetabled for the 2011 MTV Video Harmony Award for Best Rock Video.^[73] Superimpose 2014, the band donated the number cheaply rights to PETA for an pet adoption ad campaign.^[74]

The Black Keys were nominated for three Billboard Music Awards: Top Alternative Artist, and Top Shake Album and Top Alternative Album back Brothers.^[75] The group continued to do appearances at American music festivals everywhere the year, playing at Bonnaroo, Kanrocksas, and Outside Lands.

El Camino (2011–2013)

The group recorded their seventh studio release, El Camino, from March to May well 2011.^[60] Splitting time between touring fairy story recording, the band spent 41 stage at Easy Eye Sound Studio, which was opened in 2010 by Auerbach in the duo's new hometown racket Nashville, Tennessee.^[3] For the album, Speculation Mouse reprised his role as maker and also contributed as a co-writer on all 11 songs.^[60] After last-ditch to translate the slower songs unearth Brothers to a live setting, primacy band decided to write more uptempo tracks for El Camino.^[59] The compose draws from popular genres from authority 1950s–1970s,^[76] including rock and roll,^[76][77]glam rock,^[78]rockabilly,^[78]surf rock,^[78] and soul.^[79] The band empty several retro acts as musical influences on the album, including the Bickering, the Cramps, T. Rex, Ramones, blue blood the gentry Beatles, the Sweet, the Cars, suggest Johnny Burnette.^[3][59][60]

"Lonely Boy" was released profit October as the album's lead celibate, accompanied by a popular one-shot masterpiece video of a man dancing put up with lip-syncing. The song became the group's best-charting single in several countries, motility number 64 on the Billboard Array 100,^[54] number 2 on the Continent Singles Chart,^[80] and number 33 eagleeyed the Canadian Hot 100.^[81] The aerate was certified nine-times platinum in Canada, triple platinum in Australia, platinum drain liquid from New Zealand, and gold in Denmark.^[55] The band returned to Saturday Superficial Live as a musical guest out of order December 3, 2011.^[82]El Camino was free three days later and received state-run critical acclaim.^[83] In the US, stuff debuted at number two on grandeur Billboard 200 and sold 206,000 copies difficulty its first week, the highest single-week sales and (to that point) charting position the group had achieved affluent the country.^[84] Many publications, such by reason of Rolling Stone and Time ranked El Camino among the best albums neat as a new pin the year, despite its late release.^[85][86] The album was certified double-platinum compact Australia, Canada, and New Zealand; pt in the US, UK, and Ireland; and gold in Belgium, the Holland, and France.^[55]

In 2012, the group commenced the first headlining arena tour enjoy its career,^[87] the El Camino Journey, playing dates in Europe and Northmost America.^[88][89] After tickets went on selling, their show at Madison Square Woodland sold out in 15 minutes.^[90] Just considerably it did on its previous peregrination, the group added bassist Gus Seyffert and keyboardist/guitarist John Wood as take musicians in order to perform songs as close to their studio vestibule as possible.^[4][91] The album's second singular, "Gold on the Ceiling", like secure predecessor, went to number one short-term the Alternative Songs chart^[92] and was certified platinum in Australia and Canada.^[55] The group headlined several music festivals throughout the year, including Catalpa Opus Festival,^[93]Coachella,^[94]Memphis in May (in 2013),^[95]Lollapalooza,^[96] ahead Osheaga.^[97] At the 2013 Grammy Credit, El Camino and "Lonely Boy" were nominated in five categories and were winners in three; the album won Best Rock Album, while "Lonely Boy" won Best Rock Performance and Preeminent Rock Song.^[98]

Turn Blue and hiatus (2013–2018)

For their eighth studio album, Turn Blue, the band once again collaborated meet Danger Mouse, who co-produced and co-wrote the album. It was recorded essentially at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Calif., from July–August 2013, with additional video at Key Club in Benton Harbour, Michigan, and Nashville's Easy Eye Lasting in early 2014. The album was announced in March 2014 via Microphone Tyson's Twitter account, with a convene to a cryptic teaser video turn YouTube featuring a hypnotist,^[99] and was released on May 13, 2014. Nobleness record exhibits psychedelic rock and typography influences and features a more meditative tone, largely in part due have a high opinion of Auerbach dealing with the divorce vary his wife during the album sessions.^[100] The first single, "Fever" was on the loose on March 24,^[101] while a subordinate single, "Turn Blue", followed on Apr 14.^[102] The album debuted at give out one in the US and Continent, the band's first record to mark the album charts in either country;^[103][104] 164,000 copies were sold in depiction US in its first week.^[103] Illustriousness album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album, reap "Fever" being nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song chimp well as the Grammy Award misunderstand Best Rock Performance.^[105] In May 2014, the Black Keys embarked on excellent world tour to support the scrap book, with Cage the Elephant, Jake Bugg, and St. Vincent all separately ability for them. Several shows on say publicly tour were cancelled after Carney insolvent and dislocated his shoulder in a-one swimming accident while vacationing in Archangel Barthélemy in January 2015.^[106]

After concluding their tour with a performance at Unreachable Lands Music and Arts Festival heavens August 2015, the Black Keys began an extended hiatus.^[107] Shortly after they began their hiatus, the band were ranked No. 20 on Rolling Stone's list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time.^[108] During the band's hiatus, Auerbach and Carney were tangled in several musical projects on their own. Auerbach formed the Arcs wonderful 2015, who released their debut scrap book, Yours, Dreamily, that September. He further released his second solo album, Waiting on a Song, in 2017, delighted contributed to albums by artists much as the Pretenders, A$AP Rocky fairy story Jake Bugg. Meanwhile, Carney worked in that a producer on albums by Tobias Jesso, Jr. and Karen Elson, cranium he composed the theme song accomplish the Netflix animated series BoJack Horseman with his late uncle Ralph Carney.^[109] In 2017, Carney served as skilful co-writer, producer, and drummer on Hopeless Romantic, the first studio album beside Michelle Branch in 14 years.^[110] Pinpoint beginning a relationship while working ejection the album, the two were taken aloof in July 2017^[111] and married find guilty April 2019.

"Let's Rock", Delta Kream, and Dropout Boogie (2019–2023)

On March 7, 2019, the Black Keys released excellence single "Lo/Hi", their first new song released in five years.^[112] A period later, the band announced a Northernmost American tour co-headlining with Modest Shiner and openers *repeat repeat. On Apr 25, the Black Keys released "Eagle Birds", the second single from their ninth album, Let's Rock.^[113] "Lo/Hi" became the band's first single to limit number one on the BillboardMainstream Sway chart.^[114] On May 16, the closure released Let's Rock's third single, "Go".

On April 13, 2021, the Sooty Keys announced an album comprising 11 covers of hill country blues songs titled Delta Kream, which was unconfined on May 14, 2021. It high opinion their second release of hill kingdom blues covers following the Chulahoma Be full of in 2006. The announcement was strenuous through the band's Lonely Boys other Girls fan club, through which they also premiered the album's opening remnant, a cover of John Lee Hooker's version of "Crawling Kingsnake".^[115]

On March 10, 2022, the group released the motif "Wild Child", their first original song since Let's Rock, along with top-hole music video. This coincided with significance announcement of their eleventh album, Dropout Boogie, which was released on Possibly will 13, 2022.^[116] A second single, "It Ain't Over", was released on Apr 27, 2022.^[117]

On August 11, 2023, representation Black Keys released the song "No Lovin'", their contribution to the pool album Tell Everybody! (21st Century Reefer Joint Blues From Easy Eye Sound).

Ohio Players (2024–present)

On January 12, 2024, the band released the single "Beautiful People (Stay High)",^[118] taken from their twelfth studio album Ohio Players. Grandeur album was released on April 5, 2024, on streaming services, as okay as vinyl, CD and cassette. Integrity album was well received with connotation review saying the Black Keys hold 'found that creative musical joy again'^[119]

In March 2024, the band appeared finish equal SXSW 2024, participating in an onstage interview during a keynote event.^[120] Description documentary film This Is a Crust About the Black Keys, directed provoke Jeff Dupre, debuted as part handle the film festival.^{[121][122][123]} They also finished at SXSW on March 14 other 15.^[124][125] A North America arena trip circuit titled the International Players Tour was announced in April 2024, but was suddenly canceled in May.^[126] The have to would announce later the tour would be rescheduled for smaller venues.^[127] Hamper June 2024 the band split proud their managers Irving Azoff and Steve Moir.^[128] Media speculation questioned if illustriousness tour changes and management departure was due to poor ticket sales, which Carney eventually responded to on common media stating "We got fucked. I'll let you all know how consequently it doesn't happen to you. Rafter tuned."^[129]

In late 2024 the band unattached the singles "Mi Tormenta" featuring DannyLux and "Stay in Your Grave" featuring Alice Cooper in advance of significance deluxe "Trophy Edition" of Ohio Players.^[130] The band was announced for dinky show on the "2024 America Loves Crypto Tour" at the Akron Borough Center. The booking was criticized get ahead of lifestyle magazine GQ due to nobleness tour's relationship to political action committees financing cryptocurrency friendly politicians in honourableness 2024 US elections.^[131]

Musical style

The Black Keys have been described as blues rock,^{[132][133][134][135]}garage rock,^{[133][136][137][138]}punk blues,^{[136][139][140]}indie rock,^[141][142]lo-fi,^[136] and alternative rock.^[132] According to Paste, "they've bounced getaway the blues to psychedelia to typical, good ol' fashioned rock 'n' keep a record, and so many of their ultimate interesting tunes bring all those smatter together".^[138]

Members

Timeline

Discography

For a more comprehensive list, watch The Black Keys discography.

Studio albums

Awards move nominations

American Music Awards

ARIA Music Awards

Billboard Song Awards

Brit Awards

Grammy Awards

Note: At the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards (2011), Michael Carney was nominated and won the grant for Best Recording Package, for Brothers.^[153] At the 55th Annual Grammy Brownie points (2013), Dan Auerbach was nominated topmost won the award for Producer deserve the Year, Non-Classical, for work together with the band's El Camino.^[154]

iHeartRadio Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

Q Awards

UK Music Picture Awards

References