Black Keys

The third album from guitar-and-drums duo the Black Keys was recorded in a cavernous
former tire factory in their hometown of Akron, Ohio; the result, Rubber Factory, is
high-impact scuzz-blues that aims for prime Hendrix and almost gets there, thanks mostly to
Dan Auerbach's thick-ass guitar lines. A great cover of the Kinks' "Act Nice and Gentle"
highlights what's missing -- tunes, namely -- but for now, the Keys are content to... More >