To celebrate the release of their 10th studio album, Delta Kream, The Black Keys performed the album’s first two singles for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Friday night. The Late Show posted the band’s performance of “Going Down South” (a cover of a classic R.L. Burnside tune) on its YouTube page in anticipation of the show […]
The Black Keys have shared their second offering off Delta Kream, and it’s one of Dan Auerbach’s favorite tracks on the album. The duo put their own spin on one of R.L. Burnside’s best-known songs, 1969’s “Going Down South.” “That was one of R.L. Burnside’s hits!” Auerbach said in a statement. “We strayed a little from […]
The Black Keys are back with a new video for the single, “Crawling Kingsnake.” The song is a cover of the 1920s Delta blues song, “Crawling King Snake.” The blues song was famously covered by John Lee Hooker in 1949, who reimagined Big Joe Williams’ country-blues version from 1941. “I first heard [John Lee] Hooker’s […]
It’s the 10th anniversary of The Black Keys’ Grammy-winning sixth album, and the band is celebrating with Brothers (Deluxe Remastered Anniversary Edition), an expanded version of their 2010 album featuring a trio of bonus tracks. The re-release, which drops Dec. 18 via Nonesuch, contains the additional songs “Keep My Name Outta Your Mouth,” “Black Mud Part II” and […]