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Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid [Album Review]

February 10, 2009

What can I say about Dan Auerbach that isn’t already documented in the restraining order? After putting out one of the best albums of 2008 with Black Keys’ Danger Mouse-produced Attack and Release, Dan decided against taking a break and opted to put out a stellar solo album called Keep It Hid. While Danger Mouse [...]

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An early taste of Dan Auerbach’s solo album. It’s delicious. [new mp3's]

January 22, 2009

Dan Auerbach’s solo debut Keep It Hid is coming out February 10th and Nonesuch Records is streaming a few tracks now. I’m especially loving the acoustic “Trouble Weighs a Ton.” I bought my tickets for Dan’s upcoming show in San Francisco and it could get weird. My man-crush has progressed into something more. I long [...]

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Top 50 Albums of 2008 [Picks 1-10]

December 19, 2008

The best part of doing these year end lists is rediscovering every album we loved in 2008. While we chose Blitzen Trapper as the best album of the year, it may as well be a three-way tie. How do you choose between Blitzen Trapper, Fleet Foxes and The Black Keys? Hopefully y’all liked our choices. [...]

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Introducing Those Darlins, touring w/ Dan Auerbach

December 6, 2008

As if finding out that Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys will be touring next year with Hacienda as his backup band wasn’t good enough, apparently their opening act is also pretty kick ass as well. I’d never heard of Those Darlins until seeing the announcement that they would be touring with Auerbach in support [...]

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Dan Auerbach to release solo album.

November 17, 2008

Dan Auerbach, best known as the singer/songwriter/guitarist of The Black Keys, will be releasing a solo album called Keep It Hid on February 10, 2009 via Nonesuch Records. I guess he was cheating on his most recent album, Attack & Release; also writing songs that would become Keep It Hid. We can now add adulterer [...]

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Congrats to The Black Keys winners!

November 16, 2008

Thanks to everyone that responded. Our inbox filled up real quickly, but there could be only two winners.‚  Chris and J#@$%* (name withheld to protect a Christmas surprise), enjoy your autographed copies of Attack and Release. The rest of us can enjoy this video of The Black Keys performing “Your Touch” at Grimey’s Record Store [...]

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Under The Covers: The Black Keys – Work Me

September 9, 2008

The Black Keys are no stranger to the covers. They’ve covered legendary bluesman, Junior Kimbrough on their debut album The Big Come Up with the song “Do The Rump” and on their follow up album, Thickfreakness with “Everywhere I Go.” Junior Kimbrough’s Mississippi blues sound is an obvious influence on The Black Keys. Auerbach’s howling [...]

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It’s Dan Auerbach Week at HearYa!

September 8, 2008

As far as I know, there has never been a Dan Auerbach appreciation week outside of his house, but that’s about to change. Today is the beginning of Dan Auerback week at HearYa.com. Why you may ask? Well, I was going through our pending posts that are begging to be published and noticed that Dan [...]

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