History Music / TheBlackKeys

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* BrokenPedestal: They were asked to induce Music/SteveMiller onto the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, being big fans. Given he was overtly critical about the Hall and didn't care about who they were ([[http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sdut-steve-miller-rock-hall-of-fame-interview-2016apr14-htmlstory.html Miller himself later]] said he wanted his induction by friend Music/EltonJohn), [[http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/black-keys-we-regret-inducting-steve-miller-after-rock-hall-insults-20160413 they regretted the experience, leaving even before Miller's angry speech.]]

The Black Keys are a Grammy-winning BluesRock band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 2001. While some of their albums have featured session musicians, the core band consists of only two members - Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums).

Early in the band's career, much media attention was placed on their raw, minimalistic style (the result of a recording technique euphemistically referred to as "medium-fidelity", described by the band as "equal parts broke-ass shit to equal parts hot-ass shit.") Since ''Attack and Release'', however, their sound has been a bit more expansive, adding more sonic detail while keeping the band's BluesRock sound front and center. The music video for "Howlin' for You" is so troperrific that it now has [[Music/HowlinForYou its own page]].

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Once requested to make a "placeholder video" for "Tighten Up" as a teaser for ''Brothers'', the video director made one where the duo interacted with a puppet T. rex Frank the Funkasaurus, who returned for..
* {{Fanservice}}[=/=]PoolScene: ...their video for "Next Girl".

* BadToTheBone: Their songs see a ''lot'' of use in movie trailers.

* ShoutOut: ''Let's Rock'' is a big one to ''Series/TwinPeaks'', right down to the titles of both the album and the final track, [[Film/TwinPeaksFireWalkWithMe "Fire Walk With Me"]].

* AWildRapperAppears: They don't normally do this, with one major exception: ''Blakroc''. The entire album is ''built'' on this concept, turning the normal trope UpToEleven.

* ''Music/{{Brothers}}'' (2010)

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent:
** The video for "10 A.M. Automatic" begins with a Rabbi hosting a scripture show on Ohio Public Access, finishing his point and then casually transitioning to "and now, here's the Black Keys". Pan left to the band already set up on the stage.
** ''Blakroc'', a collaboration with some well known hip-hop artists. Released to generally positive reviews.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Usually 3 to 5. Sometimes they'll drop to a 2, and very rarely, they'll hit 1 or 6.

* BadassBeard: Dan.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Patrick Carney - celebrated musician, veteran of the garage rock scene, [[http://instagram.com/officerpatrickcarney/ curator of an Instagram that goes out of its way to be as weird as possible]]. If you didn't know who he was, you'd assume he was a FYAD veteran rather than a famous drummer.

* CoverAlbum: ''Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough''

* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The cover for ''Brothers'' reads, "This is an album by The Black Keys. The name of this album is ''Brothers''." The album's singles follow suit.
** Even its [[https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Black-Keys-Brothers-album-cover-T-SHIRT-DTG-BLACK-S-5XL-/264395851914 related merch]] wasn't immune!

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: 3 to 5 usually. Sometimes they'll drop to a 2, and very rarely, they'll hit 1 or 6.

* PunBasedTitle: ''Turn Blue'' is not only a reference to their Blues influence, but how a CreatorBreakdown inspired the whole thing.

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* ''Let's Rock' (2019)

! '''''Tighten up on your tropes''''':

The Black Keys are a Grammy-winning BluesRock band from Akron, Ohio. While some of their albums have featured session musicians, the core band consists of only two members - Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums). The band was formed in 2001, and have released the following albums:

Early in the band's career, much media attention was placed on their raw, minimalistic style (the result of a recording technique euphemistically referred to as "medium-fidelity", described by the band as "equal parts broke-ass shit to equal parts hot-ass shit.") Since ''Attack and Release'', however, their sound has been a bit more expansive, adding more sonic detail while keeping the band's BluesRock sound front and center. The music video for "Howlin' for You" is so troperrific that it now has [[Music/HowlinForYou its own page]].