The Black Keys - Lonely Boy
As bands grow older, they often lose their luster — that special thing we loved about them. The Strokes have yet to recapture their early–aughts greatness; the same can be said for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. But "Lonely Boy," the first single from the Black Keys’ upcoming seventh studio album, El Camino, is proof that time and fame haven’t eroded this band’s ability to craft a catchy blues–rock hit.
A brief guitar growl quickly opens up into the band’s signature style: a fuzzy blues/surf–rock guitar riff backed by a pounding, danceable drumbeat. Dan Auerbach’s lovelorn verse wails throughout, bemoaning unrequited love while getting in his ex–girlfriend potshots: “Well your mama kept you but your daddy left you, and I should have done you just the same.”
If the lead single is any indication, you better be ready to blast this album with the top down in the badass, quintessentially American car of your choice — preferably an El Camino. The album drops December 6th.
