Steeped in vintage tone and raw emotion, this record (their sixth) has reached a balance that was never there - and never needed - in their previous efforts. 'Swampwater' most likely refers to the southern rock outfit that backed a slew of artists throughout the late sixties - that, or it might be what Dan and Pat were drinking while recording Brothers, their latest motherlode of heavy, soulful blues and rock.
That's what it said on Dan Auerbach's shirt when he and Pat Carney, better known as The Black Keys, descended upon KCRW recently to perform on Morning Becomes Eclectic. KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole, a dyed-in-the-wool fan of The Black Keys, chimes in on why this album tops his list. And yes, you are correct, usually we focus our Album Preview streams on upcoming releases in order to give you a sneak preview of the best new work coming down the music pike.īut as 2010 comes to a close, we wanted to cap off the year by saluting one of KCRW’s favorite records which garnered the most votes by KCRW Music Hosts in our Top Ten Albums of 2010. Yes, yes, yes, we know… this isn’t really a “preview” since Brothers was released a number of months ago in the early part of 2010.
