The Black Keys, featuring singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney, released their seventh studio album, El Camino, today, December 6th.
El Camino follows the Black Keys most successful, Grammy award-winning album, Brothers. Brothers sold over 70,000 copies in its first week and have since surpassed the one million mark worldwide.
Drummer, Patrick Carney, was quoted in a press release saying, “We’ve taken the long road to get where we are. It’s pretty cool to be in your early 30s making music with your best friend. We’ve experienced everything from driving a thousand miles to play for no one to winning Grammys.”
Auerbach explained in the press release that the biggest plus about the new album, El Camino, is going to be playing the album live. He said El Camino is back to the basics and more “straight ahead rock and roll.”
The Black Keys announced late last week that they will embark on a month long arena tour promoting the new album. The tour will make several stops around the homeland of the band, Akron, Ohio, including Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, and Detroit.
Listen to the hit single, “Lonely Boy”, as the Black Keys perform it on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live.
Sounds fantastic, I believe that only few people could say something like this for their careers – from driving thousands miles to play to no one, and the other time to win awards!