The Black Keys have announced details of their 14th studio album, Peaches!. News of the release comes just six months after last year’s No Rain, No Flowers album.
The duo have also released the first single from the album, a cover of Earl Hooker’s You Got To Lose. The song was also covered by George Thorogood and the Destroyers on their 1977 debut album, and is accompanied by a video in which the Black Keys play a surprise show at Hernando’s Hide-A-Way, a juke joint in Memphis.
The new album’s roots were formed when frontman Dan Auerbach’s late father was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer, and drummer Patrick Carney suggested that some time in the studio might offer Auerbach some catharsis.
“We weren’t making a record,” says Auerbach. “We were just jamming, like this is for us. Really primal, in a moment when all the nerves were raw, just kinda screaming. We were going through a lot, trying to lift our spirits. I think my dad getting sick made me not give a fuck and just wanna scream for a bit.”
“Everything was all cut live in one with no separation, including vocals,” adds Patrick Carney. “It was a nightmare to mix, but we got it sounding raw and filthy.”
“Shitty is pretty,” says Dan.
The choice of songs on Peaches! reflect the pair’s long history of crate-digging, which has inspired a series of ‘Record Hang’ DJ-set dance parties.
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