Well there’s been a lot of blues news in both sense of the word in recently. From the saddening news that rock n roll icons the white stripes are breaking up, to the joyous findings that the black keys have been nominated for a grammy. It’s refreshing to see that a band that lived in relative obscurity (somehow) has come to fruition and it is more than fully deserved. The lead single of their 5th LP, Tighten Up is the baddest, coolest blues song in a long while. From the opening bars of instant catchy whistling through to the gut moving guitar solos this song really does have it all. Dan Auerbach, voice is so smooth and gruff at the same time it’s like someone’s massaging his throat whilst he smoked 40 cigarettes at the same time. Though there are only two of them, the amount of noise and sounds they throw in not only on this song, but on the whole album is quite incredible and there can be no qualms thrown up as to who are the rightful rulers of the blues scene now.
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