It’s surprising that Danger Mouse returns for only one track here, first single “Tighten Up,” and perhaps even more surprising that the song blows away near everything from Attack & Release. After a sizable (for their standards) break spent on various side projects, the Keys have returned with a record that takes those new influences from Attack & Release and infuses it with the scorching, old school rock devout followers will recognize immediately. The input of producer Danger Mouse on 2008’s Attack & Release helped by introducing various new elements into their sound, from doo-wop to R&B, but the heart and fire the band routinely brought on earlier records seemed to be lacking. It’s a sound that has won them fairly consistent critical acclaim over the years and the kind of niche existence that many bands would kill for, but it’s also turned into a bit of a disadvantage for longtime fans – it became increasingly difficult to differentiate album from album or, worse, song from song. Over the course of six albums the Akron, Ohio duo have played their own brand of fuzzy, skuzzy blues that sounded as if Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney just decided to stop listening to any music released past 1964, and forget all that British Invasion ***. The Black Keys have long existed in a world entirely their own. Review Summary: A new chapter for one of rock's most consistent bands
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