Track Listing 1. Trouble Weighs A Ton 2. I Want Some More 3. Heartbroken, In Disrepair 4. Because I Should 5. Whispered Words 6. Real Desire 7. When The Night Comes 8. Mean Monsoon 9. Prowl, The 10. Keep It Hid 11. My Last Mistake 12. When I Left The Room 13. Street Walkin' 14. Goin' Home
| Details | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes KEEP IT HID is the debut solo album by Dan Auerbach, one half of the Akron, Ohio, blues-rock duo the Black Keys. The album is sonically of a piece with the Black Keys' noisy post-modern take on electric blues, but here Auerbach broadens his musical and conceptual outlook enough to make it a genuinely different proposition. Specifically, Auerbach blends sweet Memphis soul and acoustic country and bluegrass elements into these 14 songs, adding new depth to the clattering blues rock that is the Black Keys trademark. Highlights include "I Want Some More," "My Last Mistake," and the title track.
Editorial Reviews 4.5 stars out of 5 -- Auerbach moves flawlessly through all of his favorite frames of reference, from the Kinks-gone-psychedelic riffs of 'Heartbroken, In Disrepair' to the Stooge-rocking swagger of 'Street Walkin'. Alternative Press
4 stars out of 5 -- [I]t's atmosphere -- brooding, close -- that holds it all together....'Heartbroken, In Disrepair' is expansive psychedelic rock with the kind of reverb-soaked guitar line Johnny Marr might have come up with. Mojo
3 stars out of 5 -- 'Real Desire' echoes Tommy James and the Shondells' 'Crimson and Clover,' complete with droning bass and billowing organs. Rolling Stone
4 stars out of 5 -- [D]elivered in Auerbach's peerless blues holler and accompanied by a rhythmic thump, these slow-rolling tales of bad moons, black dogs and night fevers achieve a natural-born boogie Q
'Heartbroken, in Disrepair' throbs like ZZ Top on a lo-fi bender....'When I Left the Room' is a slow-burner of barn-burning proportions. Spin
There are plenty of new song shapes and sound textures here, from the softly strummed opener 'Trouble Weighs a Ton' to the brief din of 'Because I Should' to the Smithsy guitar on 'Heartbroken, in Disrepair. Pitchfork
Billboard Auerbach's voice sounds ancient, lifted from a thriftstore 78, his guitar moaning like a ghost.
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