Video: Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys Performs Trouble Weighs A Ton

One of the best surprises of the new year so far has been the excellent new album from The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach , Keep It Hid. Although it's chock full of that fuzzy blues (bluesy fuzz?) guitar he's best known for with The 'Keys, Keep It Hid also features some surprising departures from that signature sound. To help you understand just how cool this album is, here's a video of Dan and his uncle, James Quine, playing "Trouble Weighs a Ton," the first track on [...]

Dan Auerbach - "Trouble Weighs a Ton" from Keep it Hid In our book the Black Keys are a band that musn't ever be overlooked. With just two members, they produce blues rock that's equally vintage and modern. Guitarist Dan Auerbach decided to put out an album of his own in a more open format, with him playing different instruments, employing different musicians, and recording with all analog gear in his new home studio. The album is titled Keep it Hid and it is out today. The lead [...]

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If You Ain't No Picasso has a point (it might not, honestly) it's to get good music into the hands of good people. Usually that means posting MP3s, but occasionally I can cut out the middle man and host a contest that puts an album physically in your hands. This time around it's Keep It [...]