Let's Rock (The Black Keys album)

Let's Rock
Studio album by
the Black Keys
ReleasedJune 28, 2019 (2019-06-28)
RecordedSeptember 2018 – January 2019
StudioEasy Eye Sound (Nashville)
Genre
Length38:30
Label
Producer
The Black Keys chronology
Turn Blue
(2014) 		Let's Rock
(2019) 		Delta Kream
(2021)
Singles from Let's Rock
  1. "Lo/Hi"
    Released: March 7, 2019
  2. "Eagle Birds"
    Released: April 25, 2019
  3. "Go"
    Released: May 16, 2019
  4. "Shine a Little Light"
    Released: January 21, 2020

Let's Rock (stylized with single quotation marks) is the ninth studio album by American rock duo the Black Keys. It was released on June 28, 2019, through Easy Eye Sound/Nonesuch Records.[4] It was their first release since Turn Blue (2014), marking the longest gap between studio albums in their career. After collaborating with producer Danger Mouse for their previous four records, the duo decided to self-produce Let's Rock and to eschew keyboards in favor of a basic recording approach of guitar, drums, and vocals. Drummer Patrick Carney called the album "an homage to electric guitar".

Let's Rock was preceded by the singles "Lo/Hi", "Eagle Birds", and "Go".[5] "Lo/Hi" topped Billboard's Mainstream Rock, Adult Alternative Songs, Rock Airplay, and Alternative Songs charts in the US simultaneously, making it the first song ever to do so.[6] Let's Rock received generally positive reviews, with many critics calling it a well-crafted if unoriginal album.

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  2. ^ Garcia-Navarro, Lulu; Breslow, Peter (June 30, 2019). "After Years Apart, The Black Keys Get Back To Basics". NPR. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
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  4. ^ "'Let's Rock' by The Black Keys". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  5. ^ Bloom, Madison (April 25, 2019). "The Black Keys Announce New Album 'Let's Rock', Share New Song 'Eagle Birds': Listen". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (May 14, 2019). "The Black Keys Are First Act to Rule All Four Rock Airplay Charts Simultaneously, With 'Lo/Hi'". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2019.