Commercial sellouts/swashbuckling rock ‘n roll badasses The Black Keys recently released their seventh studio album, El Camino. Like the two albums that preceded it (2010′s Brothers and 2008′s Attack and Release), El Camino was produced by Danger Mouse and is another unabashed exploration of swaggalicious rock ‘n roll, replete with some of the most tantalisingly juicy licks (ref video above) we’ve heard in 2011. Needless to say, you should check it out.

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The Heavy
What: Indie rock quartet/sometimes quintet from England
Why: Similar swagger, with added soul
Try: Their 2009 album The House That Dirt Built
More: Official website

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The Kills
What: Alison ‘VV’ Mosshart (also of The Dead Weather) and Jamie ‘Hotel’ Hince playing post punk/garage rock
Why: Noisey crash, boom, bang, and an extra screechy kapow for added measure
Try: Their 2008 album Midnight Boom
More: Official website

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Abbe May
What: Singer-songwriter from Perth, Australia
Why: This lady will shred your skinny hipster jeans with blistering riffage
Try: Her debut album, 2011′s Design Desire
More: Official website

The album features contributions from close family including his uncle James Quine. Given Auerbach’s professed love of blues, it’s not difficult to imagine what kind of record Keep it Hid will turn out to be. He mentioned in a statement

This record is a mixture of things I like to listen to, psychedelia, soul music, country harmonies.

The Black Keys released one of 2008′s top records Attack & Release, and recently put out a live concert DVD. Check out a live version of ‘I Got Mine’ on the Indiecision music player or download a free MP3.

Head downstairs for the track list.

‘Trouble Weighs a Ton’
‘I Want Some More’
‘Heartbroken, In Disrepair’
‘Because I Should’
‘Whispered Words’
‘Real Desire’
‘When the Night Comes’
‘Mean Monsoon’
‘The Prowl’
‘Keep It Hid’
‘My Last Mistake’
‘When I Left the Room’
‘Street Walkin’
‘Goin’ Home’

Blues rock duo The Black Keys are sitting on a goldmine. The White Stripes-esque indie glory that so long avoided them (finally) seems to be on its way. Apart from the fact that Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney are tremendously accomplished musicians, they have consistently added to their catalogue lasting music. The latest addition to this enviable collection is Attack & Release. An album thatâ??s as visceral as it is catchy, A&R is chock full of Auerbachâ??s trademark guitar crunchiness and Carneyâ??s heady thump.

The band is now out with a live DVD, The Black Keys Live at the Crystal Ballroom. The DVD is a recording of the band’s performance at the Crystal Ballroom, Portland in April this year. It contains 17 songs and some bonus features. Indiecision brings you ‘I Got Mine’; perhaps the best riff of 2008.

The Black Keys
Download: ‘I Got Mine (live at The Crystal Ballroom)’ – The Black Keys

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