Music You Should Check Out:The Black Keys

April 1st Marks the release of the latest album from the Indie Rock duo The Black Keys entitled Attack and Release. If you are unfamiliar the Black Keys are Patrick Carney (Drums) and Dan Auerbach (Guitar and Vocals) from Akron Ohio (and rep it hard). They play bluesy music ( and have a number of releases on Fat Possum Records), but have made it clear they are not a "blues band" given that the blues, as practiced by many purveyors, is a often a poor facsimile of itself . Carney's drumming is fierce, and Auerbach's raspy, soulful vocals and screaming feedback heavy slide guitar playing are often right in the pocket.

This new album is departure from their previous efforts in a number of ways. Their last few albums were self produced and recorded in their own home studio. Attack and Release was recorded in an out of the way Cleveland area studio and produced by DJ Danger Mouse of The Grey Album and Gnarls Barkley fame . The snip its I've heard sound good, you should check it out.