As no other band of their genre, there have continually add the Black Keys understood in recent years their sound new notes and hints. Although the development of cracking lo-fi garage / blues beginnings through to groovy album "Brothers" had a certain logic, but was always exciting and surprising. In short, they were getting better. And so Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have raised the bar for a Black Keys album, especially, placed correspondingly high with the award-winning predecessor. Noteworthy in this success was primarily the fact that they have reached the mainstream with non-mainstream friendly music. However, this success also stirs up expectations. With "El Camino" the band now presents to a year ago, a new album and at the same time takes away the pressure of the boiler. The decision has been in favor of the mass audience and "El Camino" now sounds more like a slice of which is to please everyone. Pasta with tomato sauce! This tastes each, but is somehow boring.
"El Camino" is certainly not a bad album, but also no revelation. The pace was noticeably increased and so one or the other song seems a bit unkind downplayed. Dan Auerbach's voice is stuck between to anthemic geratenen arrangements and may not unfold as usual. Overall, my production has come easy to smooth. It is grooving not, it flows so to himself. The two songs previously released "Lonely Boy" and "Run Right Back" are certainly one of the better songs on the album. All in all, however, the level of "Brothers" can not be maintained. I would have liked an album with more depth and power, instead you go on the safe side and has done consistently chart and radio-friendly songs. Something more creative courage would have done the album. Lack of productivity can not accuse the men of Akron anyway and so the sequel will not be long in coming.
