Being in a band this long is a testament to that. It’s the natural chemistry Pat and I have. Auerbach says: “When I sit down and play with Pat, I’m instantly transported to a basement in Akron. It may be pure coincidence that the release of “Dropout Boogie” on May 13, 2022, came one day before the 20th anniversary of The Black Keys’ debut album, “The Big Come Up,” but the symbolism isn’t lost on Carney and Auerbach. “Delta Kream” was the band’s fifth consecutive Top 10 debut on the Billboard 200 and scored career peaks in several countries, as well as earning a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album. The latest album follows the band’s 2021 Grammy-nominated “Delta Kream,” a project that renewed their faith in their chemistry, although the duo has always prided themselves on the ability to work together instinctively. Billy F Gibbons),” “Dropout Boogie” exudes a sense of ease and the confidence to mix new ideas with classic impulses. Whether it’s the electrifying jolt of lead single “Wild Child,” the guttural stomp of “It Ain’t Over” or the hypnotic blues groove of “Good Love (feat. Recorded at Auerbach’s Nashville studio, Easy Eye Sound, “Dropout Boogie” is the best execution yet of The Black Keys’ finest instincts: a 10-track testament to the enduring power of their signature brand of elemental blues rock.
For more than 20 years, childhood friends Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have come together in settings ranging from musty midwestern basements to expensive Hollywood multitrack facilities to the kind of custom-built space where their remarkable album “Dropout Boogie” was recorded, and there has been one constant: When these two musicians get in a room together with no distractions besides their instruments, the songs instantly emerge.
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