Thickfreakness

Product Description 2003 sophomore album from the acclaimed Alt-Rock/Blues duo. Amazon.com Akron, Ohios Black Keys offer crunchy, riff-heavy blues-rock that is remarkably rich and textured, particularly when one considers that they are merely a duo. Continuing in the vein of their 2002 debut, , this sophomore CD leavens their garage blues with enough innovation to keep things interesting, taking full advantage of Dan Auerbach?s full-throated growl. Particularly appealing are "Hard Row," which lurks somewhere between and punk rock, the strong stomp of "Everywhere I Go," and the irresistible guitar riff that graces "If You See Me." The Black Keys might be covering familiar territory, but they do it so well--and with so much invention--that one is inclined to yield it to them and see what they do with it. --Genevieve Williams