The Black Keys Rubber Factory

The Black Keys Rubber FactoryThough the Black Keys resemble post punk garage revivalists like the White Stripes, and are likely to raise an eyebrow among old school blues purists, the duo packs a serious blues punch. The minimal sound of RUBBER FACTORY moves on the rickety skeleton of Dan Auerbach's fuzzed out guitar and Patrick Carney's no frills drumming, and stays true to the raw, electric blues for which the Fat Possum label (the Black Keys' home) is rightfully famous. RUBBER

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Though Bauhaus may be labeled as "Goth

" It's a moment indicative of much of ASTRO-CREEP 2000--taking the band's established themes and tempos

but added a flash so dynamic fans knew why the Spiders were labelled "glitter rockers

They throw listeners into the deep end with "Horchata

" whose Quincy Jones-styled horns disguise his mildly queasy oral sex puns

Yorke has found comfort within it on Tomorrow's Modern Boxes and the difference is palpable

" "Stranded in Self-Pity" is a jazzy rag blues with a honky tonk piano underscoring Haynes' wily electric guitar

Tyler approaches driving as a metaphor for life

Format Detail: LP standard Jacket

" Her poetic words are set to a soundtrack of psychedelic-leaning guitar wails and chugging slacker-rock chords

yet these grooves are deep and true