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The Black Keys formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001 when guitarist and vocalist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney began recording together in Carney’s basement. Their stripped-down combination of distorted guitar, forceful drumming, and blues-rooted songwriting distinguished them during an era dominated by heavily produced rock and pop. The duo released its debut album, The Big Come Up, in 2002, drawing inspiration from artists including Junior Kimbrough and R.L. Burnside while establishing the raw approach that defined its earliest recordings.
Thickfreakness followed in 2003, and Rubber Factory arrived in 2004 with songs including “10 A.M. Automatic,” “Girl Is on My Mind,” and “The Lengths.” The band also released The Moan in 2004 and paid tribute to Junior Kimbrough with Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough in 2006. These recordings documented the duo’s growing command of garage rock, hill country blues, and hypnotic rhythm.
The Black Keys expanded their sound with Magic Potion in 2006 and Attack & Release in 2008. Produced by Danger Mouse, Attack & Release introduced more elaborate arrangements and textures while retaining the band’s blues foundation. Songs including “I Got Mine,” “Strange Times,” and “Things Ain’t Like They Used to Be” marked a turning point in the duo’s development.
The band achieved its commercial breakthrough with Brothers in 2010. The album included “Tighten Up,” “Howlin’ for You,” “Next Girl,” and “Everlasting Light” and earned The Black Keys their first Grammy Awards. El Camino followed in 2011, producing “Lonely Boy,” “Gold on the Ceiling,” and “Little Black Submarines” while moving the duo further into arena-sized rock.
Turn Blue, released in 2014, presented a more atmospheric and introspective sound and became the band’s first album to reach number one on the Billboard 200. After a five-year break from studio albums, Auerbach and Carney returned with “Let’s Rock” in 2019, a direct celebration of electric guitar. Delta Kream followed in 2021 with interpretations of Mississippi hill country blues songs, and Dropout Boogie arrived in 2022.
The duo released Ohio Players in 2024, working with collaborators including Beck, Noel Gallagher, Dan the Automator, Greg Kurstin, Juicy J, and Lil Noid. The expanded Trophy Edition added “Sin City,” “Mi Tormenta,” “Stay in Your Grave,” and “I’m With the Band.” The album’s “Beautiful People (Stay High)” earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Performance.
In 2025, The Black Keys released their 13th studio album, No Rain, No Flowers. The 11-song record included “The Night Before,” “Babygirl,” “Man on a Mission,” “On Repeat,” “Make You Mine,” and the title track. The project incorporated collaborations with songwriters and producers including Rick Nowels, Daniel Tashian, Scott Storch, and Desmond Child.
The band followed in May 2026 with its 14th studio album, Peaches!. Recorded as a raw collection of blues, soul, and rock-and-roll interpretations, the 10-song album included “You Got to Lose,” “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire,” “She Does It Right,” “It’s a Dream,” and “Nobody But You Baby.” The release returned Auerbach and Carney to the spontaneous, live-in-the-room energy associated with their earliest records.
The Black Keys have won five Grammy Awards from 15 nominations. Their awards include Best Alternative Music Album for Brothers, Best Rock Album for El Camino, Best Rock Performance for “Lonely Boy,” and Best Rock Song for “Lonely Boy.” The duo’s catalog has continued to move between garage rock, blues, soul, psychedelia, and polished pop-rock without abandoning the rhythmic drive created by Auerbach’s guitar and Carney’s drums.
Beyond the band, Auerbach founded Easy Eye Sound, a Nashville studio and record label that has worked with established performers and emerging artists. Carney has produced and collaborated with musicians including Michelle Branch. Together, they have maintained The Black Keys as a prolific recording and touring act while continuing to explore the blues and rock traditions that shaped their partnership.
Complete List Of The Black Keys Songs From A to Z
- “10 A.M. Automatic” – Rubber Factory – 2004
- “10 Lovers” – Turn Blue – 2014
- “240 Years Before Your Time” – The Big Come Up – 2002
- “Act Nice and Gentle” – Rubber Factory – 2004
- “Aeroplane Blues” – Rubber Factory – 2004
- “All Hands Against His Own” – Rubber Factory – 2004
- “All My Life” – No Rain, No Flowers – 2025
- “All You Ever Wanted” – Attack & Release – 2008
- “Baby I’m Coming Home” – Dropout Boogie – 2022
- “Babygirl” – No Rain, No Flowers – 2025
- “The Baddest Man Alive” (with RZA) – The Man with the Iron Fists – 2012
- “Beautiful People (Stay High)” – Ohio Players – 2024
- “Black Door” – Magic Potion – 2006
- “Black Mud” – Brothers – 2010
- “Black Mud Part II” – Brothers – 2010 (Deluxe Remastered)
- “Breaking Down” – Let’s Rock – 2019
- “The Breaks” – The Big Come Up – 2002
- “Brooklyn Bound” – The Big Come Up – 2002
- “Bullet in the Brain” – Turn Blue – 2014
- “Burn the Damn Thing Down” – Dropout Boogie – 2022
- “Busted” – The Big Come Up – 2002
- “Candy and Her Friends (featuring Lil Noid)” – Ohio Players – 2024
- “Chop and Change” – Brothers – 2010 (Deluxe Remastered)
- “Coal Black Mattie” – Delta Kream – 2021
- “Come On and Go with Me” – Delta Kream – 2021
- “Countdown” – The Big Come Up – 2002
- “Crawling Kingsnake” – Delta Kream – 2021
- “Crawling Kingsnake (Edit)” – Delta Kream – 2021 (Digital bonus track)
- “Dead and Gone” – El Camino – 2011
- “Dearest” (Buddy Holly cover) – Rave On Buddy Holly – 2011
- “The Desperate Man” – Rubber Factory – 2004
- “Didn’t I Love You” – Dropout Boogie – 2022
- “Do the Romp” – Delta Kream – 2021
- “Do the Rump” – The Big Come Up – 2002
- “Don’t Let Me Go” – Ohio Players – 2024
- “Down to Nothing” – No Rain, No Flowers – 2025
- “Eagle Birds” – Let’s Rock – 2019
- “Elevator” – Magic Potion – 2006
- “Everlasting Light” – Brothers – 2010
- “Every Little Thing” – Let’s Rock – 2019
- “Everytime You Leave” – Ohio Players – 2024
- “Everywhere I Go” – Thickfreakness – 2003
- “Evil” – Thickfreakness – 2003 (Japanese bonus track)
- “Fever” – Turn Blue – 2014
- “Fever Tree” – Ohio Players – 2024
- “Fire Walk with Me” – Let’s Rock – 2019
- “Fireman Ring the Bell” – Peaches! – 2026
- “The Flame” – Magic Potion – 2006
- “For the Love of Money” – Dropout Boogie – 2022
- “Get Yourself Together” – Let’s Rock – 2019
- “Girl Is on My Mind” – Rubber Factory – 2004
- “Give Your Heart Away” – Magic Potion – 2006
- “Go” – Let’s Rock – 2019
- “The Go Getter” – Brothers – 2010
- “Going Down South” – Delta Kream – 2021
- “Gold on the Ceiling” – El Camino – 2011
- “Good Love” – Dropout Boogie – 2022
- “Goodbye Babylon” – Magic Potion – 2006
- “Gotta Get Away” – Turn Blue – 2014
- “Grown So Ugly” – Rubber Factory – 2004
- “Happiness” – Dropout Boogie – 2022
- “Hard Row” – Thickfreakness – 2003
- “Have Love Will Travel” – Thickfreakness – 2003
- “Have Love Will Travel (The Moan Version)” – The Moan – 2004
- “Have Mercy on Me” – Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough – 2006
- “Heavy Soul” – The Big Come Up – 2002
- “Heavy Soul (The Moan Version)” – The Moan – 2004
- “Hell of a Season” – El Camino – 2011
- “Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles” (Captain Beefheart cover) – Covered, A Revolution in Sound – 2009
- “Hold Me in Your Arms” – Thickfreakness – 2003
- “How Long” – Dropout Boogie – 2022
- “Howlin’ for You” – Brothers – 2010
- “Howlin’ for You (Prins Thomas Diskomiks)” – Brothers – 2010 (Bonus track)
- “Hurt Like Mine” – Thickfreakness – 2003
- “I Cry Alone” – Thickfreakness – 2003
- “I Forgot to Be Your Lover” – Ohio Players – 2024
- “I Got Mine” – Attack & Release – 2008
- “I’ll Be Your Man” – The Big Come Up – 2002
- “I’m Not the One” – Brothers – 2010
- “I’m With the Band” (featuring Beck) – Ohio Players (Trophy Edition) – 2024
- “If You See Me” – Thickfreakness – 2003
- “In Our Prime” – Turn Blue – 2014
- “In Time” – Turn Blue – 2014
- “It Ain’t Over” – Dropout Boogie – 2022
- “It’s a Dream” – Peaches! – 2026
- “It’s Up to You Now” – Turn Blue – 2014
- “Junior’s Widow” – Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough – 2006
- “Just a Little Heat” – Magic Potion – 2006
- “Just Couldn’t Tie Me Down” – Rubber Factory – 2004
- “Just Got to Be” – Magic Potion – 2006
- “Keep Me” – Rubber Factory – 2004
- “Keep My Name Outta Your Mouth” – Brothers – 2010 (Deluxe Remastered)
- “Keep Your Hands Off Her” – Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough – 2006
- “Kiss It” – No Rain, No Flowers – 2025
- “Leavin’ Trunk” – The Big Come Up – 2002
- “The Lengths” – Rubber Factory – 2004
- “Lies” – Attack & Release – 2008
- “Little Black Submarines” – El Camino – 2011
- “A Little Too High” – No Rain, No Flowers – 2025
- “Live Till I Die” – Ohio Players – 2024
- “Lo/Hi” – Let’s Rock – 2019
- “Lonely Boy” – El Camino – 2011
- “Louise” – Delta Kream – 2021
- “Make You Mine” – No Rain, No Flowers – 2025
- “Man on a Mission” – No Rain, No Flowers – 2025
- “Meet Me in the City” – Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough – 2006
- “Mellow Peaches” – Delta Kream – 2021
- “Mi Tormenta” (featuring DannyLux) – Ohio Players (Trophy Edition) – 2024
- “Midnight in Her Eyes” – Thickfreakness – 2003
- “Mind Eraser” – El Camino – 2011
- “The Moan” – The Moan – 2004
- “Modern Times” – Magic Potion – 2006
- “Money Maker” – El Camino – 2011
- “Mr. Dibbs // Fight for Air Mash-Up” – Attack & Release – 2008 (hidden bonus track)
- “My Mind Is Ramblin'” – Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough – 2006
- “Neon Moon” – No Rain, No Flowers – 2025
- “Never Give You Up” – Brothers – 2010
- “Next Girl” – Brothers – 2010
- “The Night Before” – No Rain, No Flowers – 2025
- “No Fun” – The Moan – 2004
- “No Lovin'” – Tell Everybody! (21st Century Juke Joint Blues From Easy Eye Sound) – 2023
- “No Rain, No Flowers” – No Rain, No Flowers – 2025
- “No Trust” – Thickfreakness – 2003
- “Nobody But You” – Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough – 2006
- “Nobody But You Baby” – Peaches! – 2026
- “Nova Baby” – El Camino – 2011
- “Oceans and Streams” – Attack & Release – 2008
- “Ohio” – Brothers – 2010 (Bonus track)
- “On Repeat” – No Rain, No Flowers – 2025
- “On the Game” – Ohio Players – 2024
- “Only Love Matters” – Ohio Players – 2024
- “The Only One” – Brothers – 2010
- “Paper Crown (featuring Beck and Juicy J)” – Ohio Players – 2024
- “Please Me (Till I’m Satisfied)” – Ohio Players – 2024
- “Poor Boy a Long Way from Home” – Delta Kream – 2021
- “Psychotic Girl” – Attack & Release – 2008
- “Read Em and Weep” – Ohio Players – 2024
- “Remember When (Side A)” – Attack & Release – 2008
- “Remember When (Side B)” – Attack & Release – 2008
- “Run Me Down” – The Big Come Up – 2002
- “Run Right Back” – El Camino – 2011
- “Sad Days, Lonely Nights” – Delta Kream – 2021
- “Same Old Thing” – Attack & Release – 2008
- “Set You Free” – Thickfreakness – 2003
- “She Does It Right” – Peaches! – 2026
- “She Said, She Said” – The Big Come Up – 2002
- “She’s Long Gone” – Brothers – 2010
- “Shine a Little Light” – Let’s Rock – 2019
- “Sin City” – Ohio Players (Trophy Edition) – 2024
- “Sinister Kid” – Brothers – 2010
- “Sister” – El Camino – 2011
- “Sit Around and Miss You” – Let’s Rock – 2019
- “So He Won’t Break” – Attack & Release – 2008
- “Stack Shot Billy” – Rubber Factory – 2004
- “Stay All Night” – Delta Kream – 2021
- “Stay in Your Grave” (featuring Alice Cooper) – Ohio Players (Trophy Edition) – 2024
- “Stop Arguing Over Me” – Peaches! – 2026
- “Stop Stop” – El Camino – 2011
- “Strange Desire” – Magic Potion – 2006
- “Strange Times” – Attack & Release – 2008
- “Summertime Blues” – Rubber Factory – 2004 (Japanese bonus track)
- “Tell Me Lies” – Let’s Rock – 2019
- “Tell Me You Love Me” – Peaches! – 2026
- “Ten Cent Pistol” – Brothers – 2010
- “Them Eyes” – The Big Come Up – 2002
- “These Days” – Brothers – 2010
- “Thickfreakness” – Thickfreakness – 2003
- “Things Ain’t Like They Used to Be” – Attack & Release – 2008
- “This Is Nowhere” – Ohio Players – 2024
- “Tighten Up” – Brothers – 2010
- “Till I Get My Way” – Rubber Factory – 2004
- “Tomorrow Night” – Peaches! – 2026
- “Too Afraid to Love You” – Brothers – 2010
- “Turn Blue” – Turn Blue – 2014
- “Under the Gun” – Let’s Rock – 2019
- “Unknown Brother” – Brothers – 2010
- “Waiting on Words” – Turn Blue – 2014
- “Walk Across the Water” – Let’s Rock – 2019
- “Walk with Me” – Delta Kream – 2021
- “Weight of Love” – Turn Blue – 2014
- “When the Lights Go Out” – Rubber Factory – 2004
- “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire” – Peaches! – 2026
- “Who’s Been Foolin’ You” – Peaches! – 2026
- “The Wicked Messenger” (Bob Dylan cover) – I’m Not There (Music from the Motion Picture) – 2007
- “Wild Child” – Dropout Boogie – 2022
- “Work Me” – Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough – 2006
- “Year in Review” – Turn Blue – 2014
- “Yearnin'” – The Big Come Up – 2002
- “You Got to Lose” – Peaches! – 2026
- “You’ll Pay” – Ohio Players – 2024
- “You’re the One” – Magic Potion – 2006
- “Your Team Is Looking Good” – Dropout Boogie – 2022
- “Your Touch” – Magic Potion – 2006
The Black Keys Albums and EPs
The Big Come Up (2002)
Thickfreakness (2003)
The Moan (2004)
Rubber Factory (2004)
Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough (2006)
Magic Potion (2006)
Attack & Release (2008)
Brothers (2010)
El Camino (2011)
Turn Blue (2014)
“Let’s Rock” (2019)
Delta Kream (2021)
Dropout Boogie (2022)
Ohio Players (2024)
Ohio Players (Trophy Edition) (2024)
No Rain, No Flowers (2025)
Peaches! (2026)
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