The Black Keys
Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye... Rock and roll is now in session. This is a record that has chest hair, chain smokes, always wears dark glasses, and turns the volume down for no one. Part Hendrix, part White Stripes, The Black Key's Rubber Factory LP is in regular rotation in mattLandia, thanks to a tip from DJ Light up in Saint Loooee. Good rock is so hard to find, so I've been drinking heavy from this well the past few days.
A few strokes of the keyboard reveal that this is an Akron, Ohio based band and that this is their third LP. Although the band's own website is decent, the fan site put together at blackkeys.net is easier to navigate and offers up a ton of good readin'. I've put a 20 second clip of one of my favorite tracks "Grown So Ugly" right here for the sonic voyeaur (click here). Be forewarned: like crack, one hit off the Black Keys and you'll be a droolin' fool, suckin' fumes off the nearest speaker.