On their new album, Turn Blue, The Black Keys have teamed up once again with producer and collaborator, Danger Mouse to evolve their signature brand of glammed out garage rock into a psychedelic swirl of blue-eyed soul, space rock guitars, and bubblegum bass lines, all propelled along by Patrick Carney's primitive, Bonhamesque drumming.
Although some of the up-tempo, pop rock elements of 2012's El Camino are evident here, The Keys have taken this opportunity lay back into the groove, creating a trippy soundscape where lyrics drenched in bluesy heartbreak combine with Floydian guitar work for a hook-laden journey through the cosmos. While not as immediately catchy as some of their previous work, patient listeners will discover new and interesting textures with repeated listens.
File this one under "Headphone Records".
Turn Blue is currently available to stream for free on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/station/first-play-black-keys-turn/idra.862705000
Although some of the up-tempo, pop rock elements of 2012's El Camino are evident here, The Keys have taken this opportunity lay back into the groove, creating a trippy soundscape where lyrics drenched in bluesy heartbreak combine with Floydian guitar work for a hook-laden journey through the cosmos. While not as immediately catchy as some of their previous work, patient listeners will discover new and interesting textures with repeated listens.
File this one under "Headphone Records".
Turn Blue is currently available to stream for free on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/station/first-play-black-keys-turn/idra.862705000
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