Brothers
| The Black Keys
Brothers
Brothers is the sixth studio album by American rock duo The Black Keys. Co-produced by the group, Mark Neill, and Danger Mouse, it was released on May 18, 2010 on Nonesuch Records. Brothers was the band's commercial breakthrough, as it sold over 73,000 copies in the United States in its first week and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200, their best performance on the chart to that point. The album's lead single, "Tighten Up", the only track from the album produced by Danger Mouse, became their most successful single to that point, spending 10 weeks at number one on the Alternative Songs chart and becoming the group's first single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 87 and was later certified gold. The second single, "Howlin' for You", went gold as well. In April 2012, the album was certified platinum in the US by the RIAA for shipping over one million copies. It also went double-platinum in Canada and gold in the UK. In 2011, it won three Grammy Awards, including honors for Best Alternative Music Album.-Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
After working with Danger Mouse on their last full-length, Black Keys sound re-energized and playful on their loosest record in years.
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Medium
The one that introduced me to a whole new world of music and a band that would become my favourite for years to come.
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IGN
It rocks and it rocks hard.
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Consequence of Sound
Brilliance and individuality. Thanks, boys.
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Slant Magazine
Reaffirms that the Black Keys belong in any serious conversation about America’s finest bands.
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BBC UK
Brimful of air guitar moments and other guilty pleasures, Brothers is pleasingly diverse and diverting, with barely a duff track.
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All Music
Sonically, that scuffed-up spaciness -- the open air created by the fuzz guitars and phasing, analog keyboards, and cavernous drums -- is considerably appealing, but the Black Keys' ace in the hole remains the exceptional songwriting
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Slant Magazine
An album that works as both a blisteringly smart genre study that combines classic and contemporary perspectives on blues, soul, and R&B and as just one hell of a rock record.
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Alabama Entertainment
Bluesy sound into sharp, tight songs exuding contemporary appeal without sacrificing the band's nonchalant cool.
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XPN
The 15 song collection leaves little doubt as to why this band continues to see their career moving in right direction.
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Music OMH
Woozy, murky album, fat as a tick, and riled up like a kicked hornets’ nest. Whatever growing pains they’ve gone through as a pair has been worth it.
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Nashville Scene
Change their tune without losing their soul.
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Sputnik Music
The Keys can go from being one of rock’s consistently great bands to one of its consistently best.
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Gearslutz
Woah this is one tasty sounding album...
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Sound Blab
The Black Keys can pull off some heart-stopping moments. They just need to make a habit of doing it more often.
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Prefix Magazine
Clogged with the slower blues-ballads the band has padded its albums with since the jump.
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Baeble Music
The sound is so engrossing it's almost tactile. The only way to listen to the record is high-fidelity, and loud.
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Centipede Farm
The combination works well, and thought it’s hard to say after one listen, this could the the best Black Keys album yet.
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Lexgo
On Brothers, they have invited in a bigger musical universe before turning out the lights.
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Drowned in Sound
Goes straight into the chase for the finest traditional rock album of the year so far.
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Beats Per Minute
This is an extremely intelligent record that isn’t spoiled by self-awareness; it’s genuine without being niche. Is it accidentally great? Maybe.
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Tiny Mix Tapes
Keys can pull off when they decide to err on the side of thinking with their guts.
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The Guardian
Gnarled blues tracks with a loping hip-hop gait.
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SwapaCD
A surprising amount of lyrical candor and more than a little dark humor; the grooves alternate between ballsy swagger and bluesy rumination.
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NME
heart-strung emotions crashing against guitar fuzz. Authentic? Who cares when it sounds this good?
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Independent
Soul oozes from this latest album by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, something which may not be unconnected with its being mostly recorded at Muscle Shoals Studio in Alabama.
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Chronicles of Times
I totally love it.
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Lip Magazine
Straddle the line of digital influence and Vinyl-era guitar and drum work so perfectly that they have managed to define the music of our generation in a way that few other bands can.
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The Front Blog
The Black Keys have managed to transcend all of them; creating an album that sounds both classic and completely timeless.
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AV Club
Brothers is fully committed to the visionary hybrid of the archaic and modern.
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Citiblog
I feel it still retains some – not all – but some of the classic Keys’ elements.
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The Music Ninja
With a few flicks of a drumstick, the tempo slows down ever-so-slightly, creating a tension with the guitar that mirrors the brooding mood of the lyrics.
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The Line of Best Fit
The Black Keys have yet to make a bad album. Brothers continues, in terms of quality.
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Potholes in My Blog
This record is proof positive that the Keys are one of the better rock groups of our time. Packed with gems.
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Merchants of Frock
The Black Keys continue their stripped-down rock-funk version of the blues with their latest album Brothers.
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Snob Music
Produced yet another rock solid record and are continuing their evolution into a mature rock band that you can count on.
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OC Weekly
It looks like slow, smoky blues ballads rule the second half of this record, as does Auerbach's gritty, captivating lyricism.
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