The Black Keys' tour is now under way, with the second of two stops in Arizona slated for tonight at Tempe's Marquee Theatre, and their new album, Attack & Release, hits stores this Tuesday. The Sun gives it a perfect five stars, calling it "probably greatest album by the duo." The Independent gives the album four stars, crediting Danger Mouse with adding "layers of character and mystery to the duo's core blues-rock."

The Black Keys' new Danger Mouse-produced album, Attack & Release, will be available in less than a week, but you don't have to wait that long to play it. More than 10,000 internet-connected AMI jukeboxes in bars across the country are featuring the album in advance of the release, so ask your favorite bartender if your local watering hole is one of them. Also on the jukeboxes will be clips from the "Strange Times" video.

With now just a week to go before the release of The Black Keys' Attack & Release, the Guardian takes a look at this "remarkable new album" and the band's Akron roots, saying: "Musically, the album is a huge step forward. Everything from flute to glockenspiel has been added to the guitar-and-drums set-up, and the sound has shades of R&B pioneers Booker T and the MGs, as well as the Beatles at their most psychedelic. At the same time, it still sounds like the product of two young misfits from suburban Ohio."

The Black Keys are in London to play a special show tonight at Wilton's Music Hall, an intimate, 300-seat theater, featuring music from their forthcoming Nonesuch record, Attack & Release, and helping to relaunch the monthly MOJO Club series, presented by MOJO magazine. "We love playing England," the Keys' Dan Auerbach told the magazine. "We have a few interesting ideas in terms of what we can do as a two-piece this time around, and we can't wait to get out there and see if they work."

Fresh from Austin's South by Southwest festival, The Black Keys are gearing up for a full-fledged US tour for their forthcoming record, Attack & Release, due out April 1. The new album, produced by Brian Burton (Danger Mouse), earns a perfect five-star review in the Guardian, which exclaims: "Attack & Release isn't just the best Black Keys album thus far. It's the best authentic trad-rock album in years."

The Black Keys are scheduled to perform an artist showcase at the South by Southwest festival tonight at 1 AM at Emo's Main Room, 603 Red River Street. They'll also be playing at the Village Voice party this Friday at La Zona Rosa, 612 West 4th Street, along with the bands And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Cribs, Soundtrack of Our Lives, and Health.

Thousands of music, film, and new-media types from across the world are converging on Austin, Texas, this week for SXSW. Among the participating artists will be Steve Reich, whose music will be performed with that of John Adams's at a showcase tomorrow night, and who will join Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore for a discussion the following afternoon; and The Black Keys, who will perform late-night tomorrow and at the Village Voice party on Friday. Next week, David Simon, the creator of The Wire, will speak at the University of Texas.

This past Sunday, much of the music world converged on the Staples Center in Los Angeles for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. Nonesuch was well represented there and at the after-party thrown by the Warner Music Group. Here are some shots of the guys from Wilco, The Black Keys, and Punch Brothers, joined by their dates, from the two events.

The Black Keys' latest Nonesuch release, Attack & Release, doesn't hit stores till April 1, but The Guardian has already named it one of the "ten essential albums for spring." The paper's Killian Fox writes that, with the new record, its producer, Danger Mouse, is "putting both feet in the rock camp."

The Black Keys join label mate Steve Reich on the roster for this year's South by Southwest conference, which will be held March 12-16 in Austin, Texas. For the band, their performance marks the start of a tour in support of their forthcoming Nonesuch release. Reich will be speaking at the conference with Sonic Youth front man Thurston Moore.

Tune in to hear The Black Keys interview and performance on NPR's World Cafe from WXPN.