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Attack & Release
Rock · 2008 · 11 tracks · 39m

Attack & Release

The Black Keys

A psychedelic pivot where gritty garage blues meets Danger Mouse's atmospheric production. Murky, soulful, and layered with vintage textures.

March 31, 2008 · Nonesuch

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A thick, humid blend of garage-rock grit and late-night psychedelic soul.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 39m
01
All You Ever Wanted
2:56
02
I Got Mine
3:59
03
Strange Times
3:10
04
Psychotic Girl
4:10
05
Lies
3:58
06
Remember When (Side A)
3:21
07
Remember When (Side B)
2:11
08
Same Old Thing
3:09
09
So He Won’t Break
4:14
10
Oceans and Streams
3:26
11
Things Ain’t Like They Used to Be
4:54
Moments Worth Listening For
The swampy banjo line in Psychotic Girl that transforms a blues stomp into something eerie and modern.
The explosive, fuzzed-out riff of I Got Mine that anchors the album's most visceral rock energy.
The transition into the flute-led, pastoral psych-folk bridge on Same Old Thing.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Attack & Release sound next to the rest of The Black Keys's catalogue?

Dusk+2.3σ

Dusk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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