The Black Keys are an American rock duo formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney. The duo began as an independent act, recording music in basements and sel
The Black Keys performing at South by Southwest in 2010. From left to right: Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney.
Auerbach with the Black Keys in May 2005
Auerbach with the Black Keys in December 2006
Auerbach performing with the Black Keys in East London in March 2008
El Camino is the seventh studio album by the American rock duo the Black Keys, released on December 6, 2011, through Nonesuch Records. Co-produced by Danger Mouse and the Black Keys, it was the follow
The Black Keys
…breakthrough came in 2010 with the album Brothers, which along with its popular single "Tighten Up", won three Grammy Awards. Their 2011 follow-up El Camino received critical acclaim and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, leading to the first arena concert tour of the band's career, the El…
The Black Keys El Camino Album Cover
Danger Mouse co-produced the record and contributed as an equal songwriter with the band.
The Clash were one of the groups cited by the Black Keys as a musical influence on El Camino.
The vehicle on the cover is not the album's namesake, a Chevrolet El Camino (top), but rather a Plymouth Grand Voyager (bottom) similar to the one the duo used to tour in.