On the first listen, it might not strike you as life-changing or immensely impressive, but The Big Come Up captures The Black Keys’ sound so perfectly, it makes its way onto your playlist unknowingly. So, as Brothers turns 10, we delve into all 9 albums to see how The Black Keys became the indie-rock sensation that they are today. Not ones to break habit, the band continued with their frequent album releases, with the next 3 albums showing them at the very top of their game, propelling them into the limelight. The Beatles’ Let It Be at 50 – reflecting on the outlier album in the Fab Four’s catalogueīrothers went on to sell 73,000 copies in the US in it’s first week alone, not to mention the 3 Grammy Awards it went on to secure. First few takes, we literally couldn’t believe what we were hearing”. “ Things were happening that were very, very transcendent as soon as they started playing. The duo and their team sensed the magic of Brothers from the start of recording, and they weren’t wrong.
They continued touring, releasing, and perfecting their sound, and it soon paid off.Ĭareer defining album Brothers was released in 2010, finally securing the band the big breakthrough they rightly deserved. However, their first real breakthrough came in 2004, with third album Rubber Factory getting critically acclaimed, consequently boosting their profile overnight major record label Nonesuch Records quickly snapped them up. Second album Thickfreakness quickly followed in 2003, establishing them as an indie-rock blues band, and even leading them to secure multiple tour dates supporting Beck. This quickly led to a whole new record deal, and over the next decade they built a fanbase from touring small clubs and venues, festivals, most significantly, frequent album releases. Just a year after forming, they released their debut album The Big Come Up on indie label Alive “ The only label that would sign us without seeing us” as the duo put it. Starting out self-producing from their garage, it’s almost unbelievable how far they’ve came, yet their distinctive blues-rock sound never faltered once. The American duo of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney formed in 2001 as an independent act, and never stopped from their first release, which combined with a second-wave of the garage-rock genre’s revival during the 2010’s allowed them to gain the popularity they deserved. As The Black Keys’ Brothers turns 10, Getintothis’ Danni King takes a look into their impressive back catalogue.ĩ studio albums, multiple Grammy Awards, and a lengthy list of non-stop tunes The Black Keys‘ boast an impressive career.
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