Rubber factory is the third studio album by american rock duo the black keys it was self produced by the band and was released on september 7 2004 on fat possum records the album was recorded in an abandoned tire manufacturing factory in the group s hometown of akron ohio.
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The black keys are an american rock band formed in akron ohio in 2001 the group consists of dan auerbach guitar vocals and patrick carney the duo began as an independent act recording music in basements and self producing their records before they eventually emerged as one of the most popular garage rock artists during a second wave of the genre s revival in the 2010s.
Act nice and gentle 11.
The desperate man 6.
Rubber factory received positive reviews and was the band s first album to chart on the billboard 200 in the united.
Till i get my way credits musiciansthe bl.
In their third album in as many years the keys press ahead with their revival of the long sputtering genre of blues rock.
Stack shot billy 10.
Girl is on my mind 7.
Just couldn t tie me down 4.
The black keys have consistently sought to keep their distance from modern blues calling themselves a rock band above anything else.
But we all know the blues resides at the core of rock n roll.
When the lights go out 2.
Discover releases reviews credits songs and more about the black keys rubber factory at discogs.
After an explosive debut album and a mellower sophomore effort akron duo the black keys roar back with rubber factory a passionate catchy masterpiece that proves these guys are for real.
Rubber factory was recorded in an abandoned coal burning power plant in the black keys hometown of akron ohio and like thickfreakness was recorded and produced by patrick carney.
Rubber factory continues the black keys tradition of raw heavily blues influenced indie rock.
All hands against his own 5.
It s easy to think of the black keys as the flip side of the white stripes they both hail from the midwest they both work a similar garage blues ground and both have color coded names.
If they re not quite kissing cousins they re certainly kindred spirits and they re following surprisingly similar career arcs as the keys third album rubber factory is neatly analogous to the stripes.