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Black_keys_attack_and_release_lgThe Black Keys unleashed a number of new songs off Attack & Release, their forthcoming Danger Mouse-produced Nonesuch album, at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, late (late) last night. They played a 1 AM set at Emo's Main Room, and the Hartford Courant's rock critic, Eric R. Danton, was there. He reports:

There's no doubt ... that the Akron, Ohio, garage-blues duo has freshened up their sound. Guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Pat Carney still play visceral blues-soaked rock, but they've added a hard-rock edge with monstrous, catchy riffs and, on one song, organ [with] Auerbach ... grinding out chords without losing any of the grit of the band's lo-fi guitar-based records.

For more of Danton's report from South by Southwest, visit blogs.courant.com.

To watch the "Strange Times" video, visit nonesuch.com/theblackkeys.

Blackkeys_attack_and_release_lg Click here to pre-order the Attack & Release CD for $13, with the album MP3s at no additional charge and available for download on release day, April 1.

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  • Thursday, March 13, 2008
    Hartford Courant: At SxSW, Black Keys Add Another Layer to Their Signature Sound with "Attack & Release" Songs

    Black_keys_attack_and_release_lgThe Black Keys unleashed a number of new songs off Attack & Release, their forthcoming Danger Mouse-produced Nonesuch album, at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, late (late) last night. They played a 1 AM set at Emo's Main Room, and the Hartford Courant's rock critic, Eric R. Danton, was there. He reports:

    There's no doubt ... that the Akron, Ohio, garage-blues duo has freshened up their sound. Guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Pat Carney still play visceral blues-soaked rock, but they've added a hard-rock edge with monstrous, catchy riffs and, on one song, organ [with] Auerbach ... grinding out chords without losing any of the grit of the band's lo-fi guitar-based records.

    For more of Danton's report from South by Southwest, visit blogs.courant.com.

    To watch the "Strange Times" video, visit nonesuch.com/theblackkeys.

    Blackkeys_attack_and_release_lg Click here to pre-order the Attack & Release CD for $13, with the album MP3s at no additional charge and available for download on release day, April 1.

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