The Black Keys

Categories: Indie rock groups | American musical groups | Epitaph Records groups

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The Black Keys (left to right): Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney

The Black Keys are a two-man blues-rock group from Akron, Ohio, consisting of singer and guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney.

They released their first album, The Big Come Up, in 2002, followed by Thickfreakness in 2003 and Rubber Factory in 2004. October 2005 saw the release of the DVD Live, recorded live at The Metro Theater in Sydney, Australia March 18, 2005.

The Black Keys were included in the soundtrack of the 2003 movie School of Rock with their song, "Set You Free".

The Black Keys have achieved increasing critical acclaim and recognition since their debut album, which was praised by Rolling Stone magazine[1]. Time magazine named them one of the "10 Best Acts of 2003" [2] (behind OutKast and The White Stripes). They have supported a number of bands, and toured with Sleater-Kinney in 2003, as well as a short stint opening for Beck, and performed at Lollapalooza 2005. They were also popular with influential British radio DJ John Peel and appeared on The Late Night Show with Conan O'Brien. Led Zeppelin frontman, Robert Plant claims to enjoy the Black Keys [3] , and they have also been praised by Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top.

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Discography

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Cover songs

The Black Keys have recorded songs from the following artists:

  • "Act Nice and Gentle" (Rubber Factory, 2004) originally written/performed by The Kinks
  • "She Said, She Said" (The Big Come Up, 2002) originally written/performed by The Beatles
  • "Do the Rump" (The Big Come Up, 2002) originally written/performed by Junior Kimbrough
  • "Everywhere I Go" (Thickfreakness, 2003) originally written/performed by Junior Kimbrough
  • "No Fun" (The Moan [CD single], 2004) originally written/performed by Iggy Pop and The Stooges
  • "Grown So Ugly" (Rubber Factory, 2004) originally written/performed by Robert Pete Williams
  • "Have Love, Will Travel" (Thickfreakness, 2003) originally written/performed by Richard Berry
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Music videos

  • "Set You Free" (Thickfreakness, 2003)
  • "10am Automatic" (Rubber Factory, 2004) - Directed by David Cross
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