I love The Black Keys. I love their staunch support of Akron, OH. I love that the El Camino album cover above features their beat-up tour van. My appreciation for their music is well-documented (here, here, here), but I’ve had El Camino on repeat all week. You’ll have no trouble identifying it as a Black Keys album, but it’s a bit of a departure from the soulfulness of Brothers
Here are the first two singles from the album:
The Black Keys – El Camino
The Black Keys – El Camino
They’ve been playing both of these on the late night circuit this week. The Gold On The Ceiling performance on Letterman was the standout for me.
[banner image by Danny Clinch via Warner Brothers]
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Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
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Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
There’s something about this album that keeps drawing me back in. I liked the Fleet Foxes‘ debut album
They’re playing Cain’s on Sep. 17 with The Walkmen. That’s definitely a show I could be talked into attending. For those lucky souls headed down to Austin for the ACL Festival this year, they’re playing there the next night, Sept. 18.
[banner image via We All Want Someone To Shout For]
My Morning Jacket - Circuital
It seems that with each album, My Morning Jacket gets more esoteric, Jim James’ vocals get a little higher-pitched and a few more tracks border on weird. Circuital is another step in that direction. My friend Gabe and I were discussing the progression of My Morning Jacket albums over Father’s Day BBQ, and we agreed that it seems the handful of really great tracks from each album sound like they belong on It Still Moves (See “I’m Amazed” on Evil Urges). The more they push the envelope, the farther it takes them from what I like. With that being said, if they continue to put out albums with at least some songs I enjoy, who am I to complain? I really like My Morning Jacket and I really like Jim James’ side project Monsters of Folk. I’m excited to see them on August 3rd at the Uptown.
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My Morning Jacket – Circuital – The Day Is Coming
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My Morning Jacket – Circuital – Movin’ Away
