Brothers

Listen to this loads, some top tracks on there, easy 5 just because how much ive listened to this over the years Excellent live band aswell which I didn't expect

Loved the vibe. Great blues.

(4/5) I don't mind being wrong sometimes. I've not had a good time with a lot of the 2010s stuff we've encountered, so far, on this list. The monolith of the music industry, market pressures that keep adding autotune and filters to everything, and a general 'sanding down' of the music are my consistent observations & complaints. I don't think The Black Keys were entirely immune to all of this. The vocals are buried behind the omnipresent distortion on EVERY TRACK (pull it back once in a while, guys), and the album is too long. It should have been cut down to 45 minutes or so. Those complaints aside, however, I appreciate them wearing their influences on their sleeves. They clearly love the blues (+1 point) and are decent musicians. A few of the songs really slapped, with the highlight being "Howlin' for You", IMO. Overall, good stuff in spite of it's bloat.

My first thought was, are these guys trying to be The White Stripes? Not exactly a bad thing in my opinion as I quite enjoy Jack White. This one was a fun ride, but it failed to be as charming. Over production and over use of vocal filter weigh down an otherwise bluesy fun time. 3/5

The whole "guitar/drum duo" things means that The White Stripes is the obvious reference point. It's tempting to suggest "White Stripes without the originality", but that might be selling them a bit short. It's a solid album with several big hits. If you were around in 2010 then you'll probably listen and think "Oh, that song! I haven't thought about it in years!" Which is kind of the way it is: enjoyable, competent, but not particularly distinctive.

Tää ei oo parasta The Black Keysiä, mutta on tullut kuunneltua. Aavistuksen tasapaksua materiaalia, mutta tykkään näistä bändin vanhoista levyistä enemmän, kuin uusista.

Some charming stuff but didn't grab me.

A great band, but definetly not their strongest album. The first 4-5 songs are top notch, but it falls off a bit in the end, and the songs gets too anonymous. Favourites: Howlin' For You, Tighten Up and Everlasting Light

Typical Black Keys: Blues rock with Americana vibes and then add a static-y sound effect onto the vocals and guitar. Pretty good. My favorite track was "Next Girl". 3.5 stars.

Bluesen kul ibland, indierocken kul aldrig. 3a, mycket knapp.

loved the songs i hadnt heard before. a little tired of the ones i have heard.

Decent album with a lot of good tracks. They definitely have a unique style, but wish there was a bit more variety to their music. Will definitely listen again.

Man, I used to love this album. I still do, but I used to too.

não é o melhor BK, mas talvez o mais experimental. 4 estrelas

הסאונד שלהם מצוין וכשהאלבום שאני אוהב שלהם יגיע אדרג אותו גבוה, זה קצת שימעם אותי

Loved it! Maybe a bit monotonous at a few points but I still love it anyway!

Solid! Really liked a lot of this. First time listening to a full Black Keys LP, and I was pleasantly surprised! Still, a lot of these tracks didn’t really leave the biggest impression on me.

Ooh really enjoyed this. It has shades of The Dip

I wanted to use "batshit good" but I don't think it's the right way to say what I wanted to say ahahahahah In any case a 5/5!

I guess I've been sleeping on the black keys

I did not finished. It was nice but I would not add it to my playlist

Not my style. Film school videos.

I fine this album to be very interesting in its sound in some points but majority of the time I’m not the biggest fan of it as a whole. I understand why they were popular just not what I’m looking for. Fav tracks: black mud, the only one, and Unknown brother

Knowing nothing about The Black Keys, I was going in hopeful. But based on the genre tags and the lower ratings I've seen online, I didn't think I was gonna like this. And I didn't. Immediately after starting the album, it reminded me of Arctic Monkeys' "AM," which is an album I actively dislike. Four songs in, I wanted to turn it off. Unfortunately, this album turned out to be worse. The melodies are bland, there's no movement in any of the songs, and they all sound more or less the same. In order to show that I'm not just mindlessly hating, I will say that there are some cool ideas here. I think, had The Black Keys taken more time to write more interesting music (instead of constantly putting out hour-long albums and touring), they could definitely make something I'd like. If you want to hear 2000's blues rock, just listen to The White Stripes instead. ----- #0032 Heard on: 26 Oct. 2026 Rating: ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (308 / 356) Favorite track: Unknown Brother Least favorite track: Black Mud

Better than expected but way too long and not enough hooks to stick in the mind. Probably a 2.5.

Eigentlich ähluch wie was ich suscht so gern han aber vieli lieder hebd nöd so ein bestimmte peak wo usesticht, darum bitzeli langwilig, es tönt sehr elektronisch, obwohl es gitarre sounds und schlagzüg hett, vllt elektronisch generiert? Han das nöd soo gern wie echti instrument.

Good stuff.

This is a good album, but it's biggest flaw is its length. This could have made a great 30 minute album, but 55 minutes is way too long when so many of the songs sound so similar. High 3.

Love some Black Keys. Putting the hits aside, this album chugs along nicely. A gritty and groovin howler!

It’s just so unbelievably Made In Chelsea coded and I find it just fine

Makes me want to shop at Home Depot for some reason. Not as samey as I might’ve expected. Enough variation to keep me interested. I think I even heard some psychedelic rock elements which compliment the sort of stripped down blues rock sound they have going on. 8/10

Meh.

Really great record. These guys have been putting out great music from thier start.

Muy bueno

Well, after all these years of never actually hearing them I understand why they got quite popular.

This album could have been half as long and it would be better. There are some bops and a lot of filler, but still better than expected. About a 2.5 really so I’m rounding down.

7/10 Buen album. Buena instrumental, buena voz. No aburre ni cansa

relisten

My favorite of their albums. Moody, hipster blues rock.

7/10 podoba mi się ta rytmiczność, jest taka wpadająca w ucho i satysfakcjonująca ten album bardzo kojarzy mi się z słuchaniem muzyki latem jadąc samochodem przez pola podoba mi się w piosence "The only one", że jest trochę inna od reszty, ma inny wokal, taki bardziej spokojny i znów myslę sobie że to bardzo pasuje klimatem do lata, kiedy słońce przygrzewa moje ulubione piosenki: "Everlasting light", "The only one", "Too afraid to love you" i "Keep my name outta your mouth".

This album is by The Black Keys. I could barely get through it.

Prettyngood

Quite good this. A bit on the long side however.

Maybe could be more concise, but not too shabby.

Iconic blue rock album. This came out as I was finishing junior high, and about half the album remained in heavy rotation on LA local alt-rock radio until I graduated high school.

Great album, but over time it now feels over produced and safe. Sort of played out. I remember really liking it when I first heard it but that feeling is gone. 4 rats

1h17min of heavy bluesy-rock gold? You better believe that's a paddlin'.

I like their sound and find it unique, but just seems to be missing a certain je ne sais quoi pamplemousse

Decent

Nice

Okay

feel like I've heard this album before, but I only recognize a couple of songs hearing a lot of mississippi blues influence in here this time around 💥tighten up 💥howlin' for you

Probably longer than it needed to be. I generally enjoyed the sound and lyrics, but nothing really jumped out.

On the face of it, there's nothing wrong with this. It's an album made in the 2010s which sounds like something Al Kooper might have played on forty years before, but honestly, apart from a couple of early songs which sounded vaguely familiar, there was nothing really there. I'm probably too old to really appreciate how this sounded fresh and different to the people it was aimed at; I tired of it long before the halfway mark, and coming directly after 'Ramones', made me long for something which sounded the same all the way through, but was over in 30 minutes. Not for me.

a good but not great album from a great band. not quite 5 stars this time.

I didn't hate this, but I also didn't love it. I actually did my final project in History of Rock Music on this band. It was right when this album was new. I never listened to it though. I know, like, and own 2 songs from this album though (Tighten Up and Howlin' For You) because we talked about them in our presentation. It was too long and none of the other songs stood out to me.

This album is alright. A lot of the riffs are pretty cool and I like the vocals on here, but it's just too long and repetitive. I could see myself enjoying this in the background during a car ride or something, but as like actively listening, it gets boring pretty quickly. Also, one of the worst album covers I've ever seen.

Howlin’ For You is a great track. But other than that this left me a bit flat.

I enjoyed this album. 6/7

Another 3.5...so a 4, since no half marks.

этот альбом длился вечно, хоть и моментами был красивый

Baustelle, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Feines Album!

I was a big fan of the Keys when this came out, and am a bit suprised that of all of their albums, this is the one to make the list. Sure, it's a solid introduction to their discography, but El Camino is definitely the better release, and in fact, I feel that any of their later work (while not as commercially successful) is superior to this one. Still, it's a 4.5/5 that I won't round up for the indicated reasons.

229. Brothers - The Black Keys (10.9.26) Variety: 2 Adequacy: 3 Listenability: 2 Uniqueness: 1 Emotionality: 2 = 2.0 "Da-da da-da da, da-da da-da da/ Da-da da-da da, da-da da-da da" I inexplicably owned a copy of this at one point. I say inexplicably because I distinctly remember disliking this band quite a bit. And maybe that should be "possessed a copy". Maybe I borrowed it? Either way, what I heard was enough to turn me off of the band, and ensure that I never investigated further. Aside from a few appearances on tv ( Colbert I think?), and articles about hilariously petty, and one-sided feuds with other musicians ( Jack White, famously very normal person, seems to have taken it upon himself to instigate one of these) I've mostly forgotten about them. I do remember they came across an more or less regular, interesting dudes in interviews who were legit REALLY into the blues, and are obviously capable professionals. It was just a type of blues rock that felt very sanitized. I hate going into an album I know I'm not going to enjoy, but there is the small ray of hope that having not heard it in a good 15 years that my tastes have changed enough that it doesn't bounce off me as hard, or that I might be able to find more interesting layers than I previously recognized. THE TRACKS "Everlasting Light" - This started alright, with a nice crunchy beat and a decent groove, but I had forgotten how much I really do not enjoy Auerbach's vocals. A very mixed mag right away is not the best of signs, but I'll take it over something I completely hate any day of the week. I also would have preferred a more stripped down live-ish production sound as well. The vocal filter I didn't even mind so much as how mannered the delivery was. "Next Girl" - This was way worse though. Auerbach's putting a little too much stank on his delivery for my tastes, and I get the idea that he really must be thinking he's "losing himself in the power of the blues" or some shit. Also, the song is pretty boring and repetitive. For this kind of thing to work it really needs to be a lot grittier and basic, and there's just far too much of a sheen on it. It's using reverb and processed vocals and even some fuzz, but it's all so measured and clean in the result, which makes it feel sort of lifeless. I'm, just picturing this playing over a montage of some characters in one of the dozens of awful basic cable crime tv shows circa 2011 doing some generic crime stuff. "Tighten Up" - This was slightly better as it had some identifiable melodies in both the music and the vocals, but I'm already tired of the vocals and all the extra percussion that makes this feel like a Gnarls Barkley track. I can see why this was a single, it's just not something I'm into. "Howlin' for You" -This was a vast improvement, with it's drum pattern ( I think?) directly lifted from "Rock and Roll Part 2" and it's choppy, pulsing Howlin' Wolf guitar tone that's gave this some glamrockabilly vibes. T. Rex maybe could have been a touching point here, as it follows a kind of formula that Marc Bolan followed more than a few times. Auerbach's vocals are even toned down here, and well used in the wordless chanty chorus. I absolutely cannot find anything wrong with this one, but it bothers me just the same for some reason. Edit: doing some research it looks like several of the songs from this album have been licensed for ads, most notably "Howlin' For You" - used in a Nissan ad which I must have heard a zillion times, and which likely play no small part in how much a lot of this is failing to work for me. I have no problem with "selling out" as a concept ( and holy hell did these guys - and good for them) but I detest commercials in general and especially how repetitive they get on YouTube ( which is my primary streamer - yes I am too cheap to pay for ad-free, so maybe that's on me). I find them grating in the way I imagine people with mysophobia find another person's chewing to be unbearable. So there's that to consider. And the fact that I still had so many nice things to say about this song in particular speaks to how well crafted it is. Anyway... "She's Long Gone" - Maybe the last one finally broke the seal for me, but this was also a bit easier to digest. The fuzzed out guitar sounds pretty good, and the drums are a lot more warm and natural sounding. This also feels like it's in the region where the overlap with White Stripes becomes more apparent. Auerbach isn't bending those vowels as much on here and sounds much more convincing. Am I crazy or did this one sound like it was trying way more to give a live in studio feel? "Black Mud" - Meh. This was ok, but lacking anything to make it in any way distinct. Also that hiss was more annoying than charmingly "real". It's like this one was trying TOO hard to sound like a live cut. I did like the more muted drum sound though. "The Only One" - The muted drums are sticking around, and we're adding in some muted organ. Maybe we'll get muted vocals as well? Huh. Guess not. Auervach goes into a not unpleasant falsetto here that's got a little reverb on it. I think I like this indie rock delivery WAY more than his try hard blues voice. This went down a lot smoother than the more straight ahead blue rock stuff, and kind of reminds me of like it's influenced by 60s R&B and soul sounds. "Too Afraid to Love You" - Loving the switch up in instrumentation here with the chimey, plinky keyboards on this. But we're back to that danged oh-so bluesy vocal delivery. It feels like he's trying to impersonate someone who can deliver soulful accenting, but feels wrong coming out of his mouth. "Ten Cent Pistol" - Nice booming, reverby bass drum sound on this that actually feels warmer. Musically it's nothing special at all, but the vocals again drag this one down especially low.. This is becoming a sticking point for me I guess. "Sinister Kid" - Digging the beat again, but will there be more inlistenable vocals? The muted reverb is eased back on a LOT, and Auerbach has toned down the bendy blues bowel-bending here, which is way more palatable. But why on this one? This would have vastly improved a lot of those other tracks. Not completely though. I'm not loving this or anything. The song is pretty generic, and has an awful guitar solo to boot. "The Go Getter" - Ooh. I immediately disliked this one. Soul voice is back, and the band is swinging way out of their lane to try some kind of artsier take on the blues. Nothing about this one worked for me, and actually sounded pretty ugly like it was pieced together from several other, also not great songs. "I'm Not the One" - Some Three Dog Night keyboard start us off, and point to an interesting direction that is once again fouled up by the vocal delivery. My enthusiasm has long since waned, but at this point I'm struggling to not skip a song after I realize about 30 seconds in that I'm not going to like it. This one was especially annoying on the instrumental end of things with it's poor attempt at an epic sound when someone in the control booth briefly turns up the bass levels. "Unknown Brother" - More of the same from the vocals. The instrumentation was interesting and there were hooks. Just not enough to save it for me. The bass solo/ jingle bells instrumental break was ok. "Never Give You Up" - This started off like some slow, groovy 70s soft rock, with some big soul flavor, and the soulful vocals actually felt appropriate for once. Why is this just happening now at the end? Maybe Auerbach should do a full album of Amy Winehouse covers. This was more than alright. "These Days" - We end on another slow soul ballady number, and it works almost as well as the last one. Why couldn't Auerbach been obsessed with soul and gospel instead of the blues? Now I feel cheated. Good closer. HIGHLIGHTS - "Howlin' for You" - "She's Long Gone" - "The Only One" - "Never Give You Up" - "These Days" MIDLIGHTS - "Everlasting Light" - "Black Mud" - "Too Afraid to Love You" - "Sinister Kid" - "Unknown Brother" LOWLIGHTS - "She's Long Gone" - "Ten Cent Pistol" - "The Go Getter" - "I'm Not the One" FINAL THOUGHTS Guess it turns out my feelings have not changed very much, though I think maybe they are more nuanced. I would describe this as blues rock for white dudes who have never broken in a pair of jeans. It's got a patina of manufactured grit that circles around and makes it seem even less authentic than it even is. Part of this has to due with the production which is super-clean and tight, no matter how many filter effects were used on Auerbach's vocals. The drumming and guitar work seem well performed, but also suffer from this so much that they seem lifeless. Maybe I've been ruined by hearing to much music from actual blues legends, but a lot of this feels like dress up to me. Sure, rock n roll has a long and storied history of comparatively well-off white dudes pilfering the blues, but this one felt off somehow. Like I almost appreciate the artifice and almost camp nature of an act like the Rolling Stones taking this stuff and twisting and turning it, and really almost misinterpreting it in a way where it comes out the other end as some sort of exciting hybrid that is very pop friendly. I think it bothers me a lot more when the artists take themselves too seriously, which these guys seem to be doing. I'm sure in real life they would never presume that they are anything other than worshippers at the feet of the blues gods, but their music seems earnest and unplayful in a way that at least makes me question that. I've tried to avoid comparing them to the White Stripes in this because I think the comparison is pretty overblown and really just a happenstance of similar band names and time period/ scenes. The White Stripes, at least on their really successful albums have that blues rock influence, but they are VASTLY more varied and open in their influences and are making pop music that is purposefully manufactured to be disposable and catchy, where these guys's lack of flash almost dares you to take them at their word as "serious musicians". And that's hard to do when so much of this just slides right out ears like so much musical diarrhea. I'm not saying these two are untalented, or have cynical intentions to make disposable music, I just think that despite whatever good intentions they had, the stuff that went in was completely lacking in nutritional value, and my system has been to used to ( worn down by maybe?) guys ( Tom Waits, Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Led Zeppelin, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion) who use the blues more sparingly or in a much more interesting and artistic way. I guess in other words, to keep the tortured food metaphor going, I like some spice in my food, and this just tastes like nothing. I didn't hate it but there was not much to like about it. At best, these guys are journeymen musicians who made good by finding a niche and exploiting the hell out of it for the limited lifespan that it seemed to have. Has this sort of music gone on to influence anyone other than people who write commercial jingles for rugged trucks ( see above). Ultimately though a lot of this one is on me. I can see a lot of people abslutely digging this, and an can realize it's not necessarily because it's bad. It's just not for me. In the same way that Britney Spears or Beyonce or Taylor Swift are not for me. There's a very specific pipeline for this kind of music, and I'm not the intended recipient. And that's ok. That's why I can't give it a 1. There's a lack of hate, and even some respect, but too little to enjoy. Ended strongly though. Possible turn-Offs might include: - white guy blues voice - flat and squeaky clean production in a genre that screams out for something looser - a lot of sameyness - that 2010's genericness - bloated run time You Might enjoy this if you: - find legit blues too spicy and don't really want to mess with the weirder stuff - like garage rock, but think the bulk of it sounds too amateurish and wish it were less gritty - enjoy good, workmanlike musicianship PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - If I listen to anything again it would be just the highlights FURTHER LISTENING Precursors: - The Howlin' Wolf Album by Howlin' Wolf - Electric Mud by Muddy Waters - Electric Warrior by T. Rex - The Ice Man Cometh by Jerry Butler - The Allman Brothers Band by The Allman Brothers Band - Songs the Lord Taught Us by The Cramps Contemporaries: - Blunderbuss by Jack White - Black Rock by Joe Bonamassa - Black Country Communion by Black Country Communion - Sea of Cowards by The Dead Weather - Roadsongs by The Derek Trucks Band Descendants: - Boys & Girls by Alabama Shakes - Blak and Blu by Gary Clark Jr. - Black Pumas by Black Pumas - Benjamin Booker by Benjamin Booker - Arrow by Heartless Bastards

This is the first time I've heard one of their albums straight through. Lots of blues influences. Love it.

Great album by the Black Keys. Good old rock, chill vibes.

It was better on chom.

C'est bien rythmé et j'aime beaucoup les deux derniers titres ! Le reste est de qualité variable je trouve.

Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney absorbed the Mississippi hill country blues tradition — Robert Johnson, Junior Kimbrough, the whole lineage — and made it completely their own without losing what made the tradition worth inheriting. Brothers is where that absorption became something irreplaceable, the duo format pushed to its logical peak with a warmth and vintage sonic care that the rawer approach of their earlier records was still working toward. The production is the other half of the achievement — Auerbach layering organ and keyboard textures that give the blues-rock foundation a depth that pure guitar-bass-drums wouldn't have reached. Everything sounds like it was made with genuine love for the sonic detail, the vintage warmth sitting over the grooves in ways that connect directly to the records that built the tradition in the first place. That care is audible in every track. "Tighten Up" is the single that broke them to a mainstream audience, and it earns that status completely. "Howlin' For You," "She's Long Gone," and "Ten Cent Pistol" are where the record's real depth lives — blues-rock operating at a level that the ZZ Top and CCR listens in this project recognized as the tradition done right. Auerbach's solo record Waiting on a Song pulls in a different direction — warmer, more melodically generous, Nashville soul where this is Akron blues. The fact that both can earn a five is the point: different expressions of the same gift, each irreplaceable on its own terms. A five that the blues DNA and the vintage warmth earn completely.

First of all, I like The Black Keys, but White Stripes >> Black Keys. Really ballsy move to take easily the best five songs on a 15-track album and put them on tracks 1-5. Bold strategy, not sure it pays off. I LOVE "Everlasting Light". Love, love, love it. This album dropped when my wife and I were long-distance dating, a few months before being reunited, living together, and eventually getting married and happilyeverafter etc. This song makes me think about those times. At some point The Black Keys started to feel like a shadow of themselves. Hadn't happened yet here. The grimy blues rock of "Next Girl" "She's Long Gone" and "Black Mud" kicks ass. "Tighten Up" "Howlin' For You" "Sinister Kid" are all great radio-friendly singalongs. The back half lacks any real standouts though. Every track after the fifth feels like diminishing returns, even if a number of them are quite good.

Some nice if derivative blues and soul sound. Would have like it in 2005. Too late for me to care now.

Nice

nice but nothing special

Even as much as they fell off over the years, this album is still excellent. The instrumentals and lyrics both feel timeless, and the album goes for a long time but it's a good long time. Rocking, grooving, inventive, and just a damn good listen overall. Favorite track probably is Howling For You.

just your average alternative band

Mediocre. Maybe 2.5 stars.

A solid entry. Not entirely what I was expecting from the Black Keys, but it’s nice to have something a little more modern on the list! 4/5 ⭐️ 278/1081

Enjoyment: 7/10 Replayability: 6/10 Cohesion: 8/10 Flow/Pacing: 6/10 Artistic Merit: 6/10 Weighted Average: 6.65/10 Review: This was an overall funky album that was pleasant to listen to. I can foresee this album getting a 4 further down the line. I'll have to re-review it at some point. Liked Song(s): Tighten Up, Howlin' for You, Black Mud, Too Afraid to Love You, Sinister Kid, Unknown Brother, These Days Disliked Song(s): Ten Cent Pistol Recommend? Yes Heard Before? Partly

Well they ain't the Black Crowes but it was worth a listen.

Bland

Came in skeptical of the hype, left happily vibing. Very listenable, with a couple of total groove winners, though someone could’ve turned the crunchy static down a notch.

Banger 10/10

The musical equivalent of sport jackets with hoodies sewn into their collars found at Target. Do yourself a favor, turn this off and discover the band Pussy Galore.

I think I need to focus on the two tracks that I don't know for some reason. I don't know how that it's possible that I can listen through this and recognize and enjoy every song except for Black Mud and The Go Getter. They aren't outliers, I just don't recall them. Maybe I've always been doing something else when they come on, like a recurring sitcom bit. I have never owned this album and as far as I know I've never had a sit down listen top to bottom before today. That alone, with how much I appreciated each song, tells me that it gets a high rating from me. The paired down garage-rock sound works. Every choice to add an instrument, or highlight a riff, is important. The lyrics and storytelling are clear. Love it. I guess I need to spend some time with two specific songs to see if they have the same impact. Everlasting Light Next Girl Tighten Up Howlin' For You She's Long Gone The Only One Too Afraid To Love Ten Cent Pistol Sinister Kid Unknown Brother Never Gonna Give You Up These Days

Très bon album, bon son à écouter

It's a pretty good blues rock record. I'm personally not into the Black Keys, but I'll give them their due with this one

Big Black Keys fan, and this was my first cd of theirs. Great stuff. Varied vocals, and exciting guitar work.

I bought this on release, due to hype from a small youtube channel called "Rock it Out Blog" and like, the battle between this and The Suburbs for rock album of the year. I had a poster for this on my wall! But even back then I wasn't really huge on it, I kinda thought it was cool to like them when I was 14, so I pretended I was more into it than I was. Anyways, I don't think I ever appreciated how this record sounds then. I genuinely love how a lot of the bluesier cuts sound here, really compressed drum sound, and a close mic'd guitar sound (Besides Howlin' For You, which really fucking sucks lol). Everlasting Light, Tighten Up, the last three songs, all are catchy and sound just gorgeous. I like this more than I expected, but I kinda just didn't expect to like it all.

This is not an objective 5 (it’s probably an objective 3). Is it inventive or groundbreaking? No. This album is a time capsule of a very formative time of my life, every song is a mild to medium banger & impossible not to sing along with. I’ll never convince anyone to like this, but you can pry it from my cold, dead millennial hands.

I like to listen this while travelling by car or train when your life is going to change a bit.

I enjoyed this even if it’s not a genre I generally like. Maybe will get more listens in the future. 3.5/5

feeling some recency bias and/or first album in my typical listening. That said, great album all the way through.

You can play "car advert / beer advert?" whilst listening.

not bad

I do love this album. As a follow up to Attack & Release, they definitely had their sound locked in. One of the premier bands of the late 00's/early 2010's.

Listens: 2 (plus many more) Standout Tracks: Next Girl, Tighten Up, Ten Cent Pistol, Sinister Kid, Unknown Brother I have prior listening experience for this album, and there's something about it that I can't place my finger on about the band. Its very very polished for a 2-person band. Perhaps a bit too polished? I think of other 2-person rock bands - I don't have a ton of examples - The White Stripes and Death from Above 1979, and their music just isn't as polished. I think for sure Jack White could be this polished, but he purposefully chooses not to. The sound coming off this album is so clean. I really like it, but its just weird for the mix to be so clean, especially for loose blues rock. Even when the sound tries to be grimy or fuzzy, it's still somehow pristine. It should come off as inauthentic, but it for some reason doesn't. Now, don't get me wrong here, this album is a 5 for me. Every song is memorable and catchy. They are unique but cohesive. I find it quite marveling for 2 people to pump out such polished work. I have yet to buy this on vinyl, but it's on my list.

This was actually decent! I was expecting to dislike this album; it seemed generic and boring. However, I ended up finding it to be quite a nice listen! It was quite generic, but it was very smooth, and the production was great!

Oh

I enjoyed this a lot more than expected to, added some new fave tracks

I liked Brothers. It's simple, groovy, thumping, low-key rock. The first half of the album is really good up through "Black Mud." "Sinister Kid" was another standout to me. It does feel pretty fake-bluesy though and I think that's holding them back. It's a bit too restrained and formulaic. Too much use of the muddy vocal style. And when every song is chock full of fuzz it takes away from the really good moments where that fuzzy guitar and bass really hit hard. Still, I enjoyed my listen. A definite 4/5 for me.