Nobody plays this anymore...

A while back I came across a band called The Black Keys. I'm not exactly sure when, or how, but these guys quickly became one of my favorite bands. When everyone's looking to the future and trying to make music that sounds like it was made by robots, these guys looked back. It's the kind of blues rock that no one plays anymore, which makes me wonder, why people don't play it anymore.



Dan Auerbach, one half of The Black Keys, has put together a collection of songs he wrote whilst touring called, Keep It Hid. For his first solo effort, and isn't a big departure of style. It sounds a lot like The Black Keys earlier albums, but slightly more polished. Not lo-fi, more medium-fi. Very garage rock, but folky too. Like BRMC meets Josh Ritter. Whatever it is, it's a style nobody really plays anymore, and he plays it particularly well, and that's why it's this week's Album of the Week.

Today's photo comes from Guus Krol. Nice photographer, and (I'm sure) nice all-round man.