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The Black Keys
Biography
The Black Keys is an American rock duo formed in Akron, Ohio in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums). The group began as an independent act founded after the duo dropped out of college, and they eventually emerged among a second wave of popular garage rock revival artists from the 2000s. Through October 2011, The Black Keys had sold over 2 million albums in the United States. Their debut album, The Big Come Up (2002), was recorded in Carney's basement and forged their raw blues rock sound. Over the next decade, The Black Keys built an underground fanbase through near-constant touring of small clubs, frequent album releases, and extensive licensing of their songs. In 2006, the band signed with Nonesuch Records and began to receive bookings for large music festivals. The duo released Attack & Release in 2008, their first album produced by Danger Mouse, a frequent collaborator of the band. Their commercial breakthrough came in 2010 with Brothers, which along with its popular single "Tighten Up", won three Grammy Awards. Their 2011 follow-up El Camino received strong reviews and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, leading to the first arena concert tour of the band's career.
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Discography
- Brothers, 2010
- Just Got to Be / Black Door, 2007
- iTunes Session, 2010
- Attack & Release, 2008
- Till I Get My Way, 2004
- Ohio, 2011
- Have Love Will Travel, 2003
- All by Yourself, 2004
- Live at the Crystal Ballroom, 2008
- Juanitas (Mar 18, '04)
- 10 A.M. Automatic, 2004
- Borderline / Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles, 2009
- The World Cafe (Live) 2004-11-11, 2004
- Brothers (bonus disc: Akron Sessions), 2010
- Your Touch - The E.P.
- Thickfreakness, 2003
- 2003-05-07 Peel Session
- 2006-11-18: Agora Theater, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Your Touch - The EP, 2006
- Live in Austin, TX, 2006
- 2003-02-21: Southgate House, Newport, KY, USA
- The Big Come Up, 2002
- Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough, 2006
- Hard Row, 2003
- 2005-03-18: Sydney, Australia
- Magic Potion, 2006
- I Got Mine, 2008
- El Camino, 2011
- At TT the Bears (Cambridge, MA 2003-5-16 Live), 2003
- 2004-09-05: KEXP Live
- Live at Shepherd's Bush, 2007
- Your Touch, 2006
- Rubber Factory, 2004
- Strange Times, 2008
- The Moan, 2004
- The Live EP, 2007
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| Song | Countdown |
| Artist | The Black Keys |
| Album | The Big Come Up |
| Label | Alive |
| Year | 2002 |
| Song | Stop Stop |
| Artist | The Black Keys |
| Album | El Camino |
| Label | Nonesuch/Warner |
| Year | 2011 |
| Song | Sinister Kid |
| Artist | The Black Keys |
| Album | Brothers |
| Label | Independent/Shock |
| Year | 2010 |
| Song | I'll Be Your Man |
| Artist | The Black Keys |
| Album | The Big Come Up |
| Label | Alive |
| Year | 2002 |
| Song | Run Me Down |
| Artist | The Black Keys |
| Album | The Big Come Up |
| Label | Alive |
| Year | 2002 |
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On the ABC
- Rubber Factory: triple j music reviews
- triple j music news: Black Keys or Black Eyed Peas? Don't ask MTV
- triple j music news: Black Keys front man to go solo
- Media | triple j
- triple j gallery | The Black Keys + Faker | 17.03.05
- dig New Music: Dan Auerbach - DIG Digital Radio
- DIG Internet Radio - Interact
- DIG Internet Radio - News - Black Keys To Tour
- triple j gallery | The Black Keys
- DIG Internet Radio - The Black Keys - Live At The Hi Fi Bar
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