The Black Keys , Attack & Release
THE Black KEYSAttack & Release (Nonesuch/Shock)Evaluation: * * * *Verdict: To a greater extent subdued simply no less gutsy attack on Buckeye State duo's latestSinger/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney look moochy enough, especially the former with his fresh woolly beard. Simply musically the Ohio duo, world Health Organization play the Powerstation on June 28, ar not meant to be moochy and subdued. Fifth part album Approach & Release is not as immediately riveting as the Black Keys' past releases, when they attacked and forgot around the release.Albums like 2003's Thickfreakness and 2004's Caoutchouc Manufactory were primal, unhinged and brash tinder rock'n'roll vapours. In contrast Attack & Exit is mostly a serenade, and a beautiful ace at that. So it takes or so acquiring used to.The excellent Psychotic person Young woman is kicked along by a banjo twang and a chorus of ghostly voices; Lies writhes along and there's a tinct of gospel about it; and Remember When (Side A) has spacey spaghetti Western whistles as a background to Auerbach's dulcet state croon. Only then, simply when you motive a shot of moon, the raunchy do and channel of Remember When (Side B) kicks in and the Keys are indorse to their old ways.
It's in the latter piece of the record album with the hip-hop meets country blues of Saame Old Thing and So He Won't Break (with possibly the influence of manufacturer Dangermouse from Gnarls Barkley coming through) that you finally agnise the Black Keys get moved on. Go with it.
