The Black Keys: Dan Auerbach (vocals, guitar); Patrick Carney (drums).Principally recorded at Studio 45, Akron, Ohio.
What the critics say…
Rolling Stone (4/17/03, p.103) – 3 stars out of 5 – “Ohio's Black Keys
specialize in a sort of garage blues–abbreviated gasps of vocal hurt,
feedback-y guitar and unhinged snares…”
Q (01/01/04, p.76) – Ranked #31 in Q's “The 50 Best Albums of 2003” – “[A] sweaty, thrilling delight, with songs dipped in tar…”
Mojo (Publisher) (01/01/04, p.56) – Ranked #40 in Mojo's “The Best of 2003” – “Like Free jamming with Jon Spencer, this is a gnarled, righteous triumph.”