The Black Keys
DAVID POLLOCK
****
ABC, GLASGOW
NOW that Jack White seems to have put the White Stripes on indefinite hold in favour of his more traditionally numbered side project, the Raconteurs, it seems the public must look elsewhere in search of a blues-inflected rock twosome. On this evidence, the Black Keys - Dan Auerbach and Pat Carney - could make more than adequate replacements.
It's worth pointing out that this duo from Akron, Ohio, are not named as any sort of reaction to the Stripes, but rather in reference to a depressive friend's term for things which made him feel unhappy - a literal reference to the blues, then, the style which most informs their work. Like a more languid Led Zeppelin, the pair deliver strident guitar solos and thumping drums, yet only rarely do they pick up speed, generally favouring an atmospheric swagger.
Yet it's winning them fans by the bucketload. For this show the main hall in the ABC was as full as it's ever been, possibly something to do with the hirsute Keys' musical appearance in commercials and the soundtrack of Jack Black's School of Rock (said song, Set You Free, was a muscular standout here), as well as the patronage of the late John Peel, Radiohead and Robert Plant. Much like the Stripes, the album which seems set to deliver them commercial success to match their critical acclaim is not their first - this year's Magic Potion is number four - yet that means they'll already have a legacy to draw on when the world at large knows their name.
This article: http://living.scotsman.com/music.cfm?id=1439292006
Last updated: 28-Sep-06 00:50 BST
****
ABC, GLASGOW
NOW that Jack White seems to have put the White Stripes on indefinite hold in favour of his more traditionally numbered side project, the Raconteurs, it seems the public must look elsewhere in search of a blues-inflected rock twosome. On this evidence, the Black Keys - Dan Auerbach and Pat Carney - could make more than adequate replacements.
It's worth pointing out that this duo from Akron, Ohio, are not named as any sort of reaction to the Stripes, but rather in reference to a depressive friend's term for things which made him feel unhappy - a literal reference to the blues, then, the style which most informs their work. Like a more languid Led Zeppelin, the pair deliver strident guitar solos and thumping drums, yet only rarely do they pick up speed, generally favouring an atmospheric swagger.
Yet it's winning them fans by the bucketload. For this show the main hall in the ABC was as full as it's ever been, possibly something to do with the hirsute Keys' musical appearance in commercials and the soundtrack of Jack Black's School of Rock (said song, Set You Free, was a muscular standout here), as well as the patronage of the late John Peel, Radiohead and Robert Plant. Much like the Stripes, the album which seems set to deliver them commercial success to match their critical acclaim is not their first - this year's Magic Potion is number four - yet that means they'll already have a legacy to draw on when the world at large knows their name.
This article: http://living.scotsman.com/music.cfm?id=1439292006
Last updated: 28-Sep-06 00:50 BST
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