Dropout Boogie

Dropout Boogie

by The Black Keys
Dropout Boogie

Dropout Boogie

by The Black Keys

Compact Disc

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Overview

Dropout Boogie follows quickly on the heels of Delta Kream, the 2021 blues covers album by the Black Keys, which itself wasn't far removed from Let's Rock, the 2019 LP that announced their return to action after a half-decade hiatus. Such a flurry of activity is not uncommon for either member of the duo, whether together or apart, yet it does suggest guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney have revived the spark that waned somewhere in the mid-2010s. Certainly, Dropout Boogie feels open and lively in a way the Black Keys haven't in a while. Maintaining the lean, efficient contours of Let's Rock -- once again, nearly all of the songs clock in well under four minutes -- the Black Keys jam a bunch of sounds and ideas into these tight spaces, finding fresh spins on their blues boogie, throwback soul, retro-pop, and arena psychedelia. The band also have found space for a number of collaborations, too, inviting ZZ Top's Billy F. Gibbons to lend his signature snarl on "Good Love" and enlisting Greg Cartwright of Reigning Sound and Angelo Petraglia of Kings of Leon to round out "Wild Child." Ironically, "Wild Child" is one of the few songs that feels relatively self-contained on Dropout Boogie, as if they were consciously channeling the spirit of "Lonely Boy." Elsewhere, the Black Keys have figured out ways to open up their trademarks, such as when the Delta shuffle of "For the Love of Money" gives way to swirling vocal harmonies, or how "Baby I'm Coming Home" flips a nod to the Allman Brothers Band's "Midnight Rider" into AOR territory, or how the mellow groove on "How Long" gets accentuated by gently psychedelic flair. As the record swiftly spins through these production and melodic hooks, it gives the impression of a jukebox filled with a bunch of excavated gems, and that's not a bad comfort zone for the Black Keys at all. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 05/13/2022
Label: Nonesuch
UPC: 0075597913439
Rank: 35374

Tracks

  1. Wild Child
  2. It Ain't Over
  3. For the Love of Money
  4. Your Team Is Looking Good
  5. Good Love
  6. How Long
  7. Burn the Damn Thing Down
  8. Happiness
  9. Baby I'm Coming Home
  10. Didn't I Love You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Black Keys   Primary Artist
Patrick Carney   Bass,Drums,Guitar,Percussion,Synthesizer
Ray Jacildo   Organ (Hammond),Piano,Harpsichord
Sam Bacco   Percussion
Billy Gibbons   Guitar,Featured Artist
Dan Auerbach   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Synthesizer,Organ (Hammond)
Andy Gabbard   Piano,Guitar,Wurlitzer,Vocals (Background)
Andy Gibbons   Guitar
Sierra Ferrell   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

The Black Keys   Producer
Steve Fallone   Mastering
Tom Elmhirst   Mixing,Editing
Patrick Carney   Composer
Tchad Blake   Mixing,Editing
Billy Gibbons   Composer
Greg Cartwright   Composer
Greg Calbi   Mastering
Dan Auerbach   Composer
John Ullman   Assistant Engineer
Angelo Petraglia   Composer
Steve Moir   Management
Irving Azoff   Management
McKinley James   Assistant Engineer
Jim Herrington   Photography
Perry Shall   Design
M. Allen Parker   Engineer
Caleb VanBuskirk   Engineer
Tyler Zwiep   Assistant Engineer
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