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Product Identifiers

ProducerDanger Mouse

Record LabelNonesuch

UPC0075597996920

eBay Product ID (ePID)12050124478

Product Key Features

LanguageEnglish

Era2000s

Run Time2351 Sec

Release Year2008

FormatCD

FeaturesStudio Recording

GenrePop, Alternative, Rock, Punk, Blues

TypeAlbum

ArtistThe Black Keys

Release TitleAttack & Release

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

DistributionWea

Number of Tracks11

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

BassDanger Mouse

GuitarDan Auerbach, Marc Ribot

MixingDanger Mouse, The Black Keys, Kentaro Takahaski

EngineerPaul Hamann

Additional InformationEmphasizing waves of sound, the Danger Mouse-produced Attack & Release drifts along, with Auerbach's guitars and Carney's drums puncturing its artful sonic sculptures.

ReviewsRanked #40 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2008" -- "A cascade of country-soul, heavy-psych and melancholy balladry...", 4 stars out of 5 -- "The signature raw blues sound is still there, but now it's spiced up with classic R&B, garage, country and even electronic flavours, all rich with melody and driving power.", "The quirks enhance the power of the desolation at the Keys' core, and prove that gut-grabbing and ear-stroking needn't be mutually exclusive." -- Grade: A-, "A Harrowingly Dark Yet Astoundingly Brilliant Batch of Songs...", 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Here, the Akron, Ohio twosome teams with producer Danger Mouse, who quietly unfolds in the occasional breakbeat, even adding that classic hipster signifier -- the funk flute -- to 'Same Old Thing.'", 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Their music often sounds broadcast from another planet. Thank indie-minded hip-hop producer for that; he fleshes out the band's bare-fisted approach...", Ranked #15 in Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums Of 2008 -- "You don't count the parts inside; you just dig the sum.", 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The Keys' most multicolored set: A psychedelic hybrid of vintage Southern R&B, brutish British invasion rock, and country blues...", "The album has a pedigree -- originally written for Ike Turner, A&R now stands as a graceful marker of the legend's last planned project.", "ATTACK AND RELEASE subtly expands the Black Keys sound....A sequence of slow burns, the record's tempos allow you to relish the details and the textures.", "There's no question that singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney are proficient purveyors of heavy-duty, greased-up garage blues with a ridiculous amount of swagger.", 4 stars out of 5 -- "The Black Keys are on the cusp of greatness....'Lies' is Motown-apeing bliss, while 'Things Ain't What They Used To Be' is a bone fide classic.", 3 stars out of 5 -- "Danger Mouse's effect is apparent, the sparse guitar-and-drums template fleshed out with organ and banjo..."

VocalsDan Auerbach

Group MemberDan Auerbach, Patrick Carney

DrumsPatrick Carney

Number of Audio ChannelsStereo