The Black Keys are back with a new album, Dropout Boogie, due out on May 13 via Nonesuch (pre-order). Much of the record was recorded live in the studio, including a few first takes. “That’s always been the beauty of the thing Pat and I do. It’s instant,” Dan Auerbach says. “We’ve never really had to work at it. Whenever we’d get together, we’d just make music, you know? We didn’t know what we were going to do, but we’d just do it and it would sound cool. It’s the natural chemistry Pat and I have. Being in a band this long is a testament to that. It was a real gift that we were given. I mean, the odds of being plopped down a block-and-a-half from each other in Akron, Ohio – it just seems crazy.”
Dropout Boogie features contributions from Billy F. Gibbons (ZZ Top), Greg Cartwright (Reigning Sound), and Angelo Petraglia (Kings of Leon). Cartwright and Petraglia both feature on the album's catchy first single, "Wild Child." Listen to that below. A video will premiere at 10 AM.
The Black Keys will be on tour with Band of Horses this summer, including NYC-area shows at Jones Beach on July 22 and NJ's PNC Bank Arts Center on July 23. All dates are listed below.
The Black Keys - 2022 Tour Dates July 9: Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena July 11: Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre July 13: Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre July 15: St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre St. Louis July 16: Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center July 17: Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park July 20: Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center July 22: Jones Beach, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater July 23: Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center July 25: Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion July 27: Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion July 29: Boston, MA – Xfinity Center July 30: Philadelphia, PA – Waterfront Music Pavilion (formerly BB&T Pavilion) Aug. 24: West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre Aug. 25: Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre Aug. 27: Atlanta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre Aug. 28: Huntsville, AL – Orion Amphitheatre Aug. 30: Charleston, SC – Credit One Stadium Sept. 1: Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek Sept. 3: Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center Sept. 6: Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage Sept. 7: Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre Sept. 9: Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center Oct. 2: Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena Oct. 3: Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena Oct. 5: Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre Oct. 8: Los Angeles, CA – The Forum Oct. 10: Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion Oct. 13: Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP Oct. 15: Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Oct. 17: Austin, TX – Moody Center ATX Oct. 18: Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion