The Black Keys have shared a brand-new single known as ‘The Night time Earlier than’ – you possibly can hearken to it beneath.
The tune is ready to look on the Ohio duo’s thirteenth studio album ‘No Rain, No Flowers’, which is due for launch later this yr through Straightforward Eye Sound/Warner.
Written with the Grammy-winning songwriter Daniel Tashian, the funky and soulful observe sees the band (Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney) undertake a extra pop-orientated and infectious sound.
In an announcement, Auerbach stated the one was “so groove-based”. He continued: “The Night time Earlier than’ began with a chord development that Daniel and I got here up with and the remainder simply fell out. It was actually collaborative and all got here collectively in about half-hour.”
As for the duo’s contemporary artistic strategy, Carney added: “We’ve by no means actually labored with songwriters like that in Nashville. It’s loopy as a result of Daniel was one of many first folks I met once I moved to city over a decade in the past.
“However we pushed ourselves to herald some new co-writers, and we actually tapped into one thing cool with Daniel. We’re ending up the album now and plan to launch extra tracks main into the tour.”
‘The Night time Earlier than’ is accompanied by a black-and-white official video, directed by Operating Bear.
It follows lodge workers inflicting chaos as they raid a visitor’s wardrobe, steal their alcohol and dance via the hallways. In the meantime, The Black Keys carry out dwell in one of many rooms. Tune in above.
The forthcoming ‘No Rain, No Flowers’ will comply with on from the group’s 2024 album, ‘Ohio Gamers’, and is described as “an particularly private undertaking for The Black Keys”. This comes after the duo had been pressured to cancel their 2024 North American tour after “an emotional dispute with their former administration firm”.
An outline reads: “Now, with a contemporary outlook, the duo have hit reset and crafted their most bold and adventurous album but, braiding collectively the pair’s sprawling, eclectic musical influences.
“They’ll deliver their revitalised vitality to their upcoming tour the place they’ll pull from their critically acclaimed two-decade deep catalogue.”
The tour in query will function three outside UK reveals this summer season, at Millennium Sq. in Leeds, Castlefield Bowl in Manchester, and Alexandra Palace Park in London. The group will even take to the stage in Europe, and play headline gigs throughout the US.
For the UK dates, assist will come from Miles Kane. You possibly can discover any remaining tickets right here (UK) and right here (US).
In a three-star assessment of The Black Keys’ ‘Ohio Gamers’, NME nodded to its visitor collaborators, together with Noel Gallagher, Beck and Juicy J: “Enjoying music together with your buddies isn’t a radical act – it’s what most musicians do and the bedrock of any scene in any metropolis the world over – so given the fanfare the listener would possibly fairly count on ‘Ohio Gamers’ to hum alongside on the star-wattage of its visitor record.
“As an alternative, this can be a fairly good Black Keys document that mainly serves to underline how wedded they’re to the basics of their very own course of.”
Patrick Carney talked to NME in 2023 and recalled The Black Keys’ time working with the “unbelievable” Gallagher within the studio. “He’s hilarious and tremendous gifted,” he stated. “We had been referring to him as ‘The Chord Lord’ as a result of he’s only a perfectionist with it.”
In different information, the duo have blamed their administration for the cancellation of their 2024 tour, whereas defending their choice to play a Crypto gig.
