The Black Keys have unveiled their scorching, psychedelic new song Lo/Hi. Its the duos Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney first new music since their 2014 album, Turn Blue.
Written and produced by Auerbach and Carney, they recorded the single at Auerbachs Easy Eye Sound studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Lo/Hi finds the duo in a classic blues-rock mode, with Auerbach moaning over a distorted riff and his bandmates crunching drum track. Nobody to love you, nobody to care, he sings. Nobody to drug you, no one to hold back your hair. Later, the track peaks with a blistering guitar solo.
Though this is Auerbach and Carneys first new Black Keys material in five years, separately they have been working on a number of projects. Auerbach launched Easy Eye Sound record label, named after his recording studio, in 2017. The label will release Leo Bud Welchs posthumous LP, The Angels in Heaven Done Signed My Name, this Friday. Recently, Auerbach produced Dee Whites debut album, Southern Gentleman, which as well as Yolas debut LP, Walk Through the Fire. Auerbach also co-wrote recent tunes with Tim OBrien (Amazing Love) and Cactus Blossoms (Got a Lotta Love). Auerbachs second solo album, Waiting On a Song, was released in 2017.
In the interim between Black Keys material, Carney has also produced and recorded new music with a variety of artists including co-writing and producing Calvin Johnsons A Wonderful Beast, which was released in 2018, and producing his partner Michelle Branchs 2017 LP, Hopeless Romantic. Carney also penned the theme music for Netflixs BoJack Horseman with his late uncle, Ralph Carney.