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Attack & Release by The Black Keys
Attack & Release is an album by The Black Keys, released in 2008. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 17 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Strange Times”, on 12 lists with a best position of #63.
Attack & Release, the Black Keys' fifth album, came out on Nonesuch in 2008 and marked the moment the Akron duo left the basement behind. Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney had made everything up to Magic Potion themselves in makeshift rooms; this time they worked in a proper studio and, for the first time, handed the controls to an outside producer, Danger Mouse, who would become a regular collaborator.
Carney went after a new drum sound from two directions: a Bonham reissue kit booming in a live room, and a dead, towel-muffled thud. Auerbach's guitar still bites with that raw blues grit, but the arrangements have more shadow and space in them now, and Marc Ribot, who once played alongside Carney's uncle in Tom Waits' band, drops in as a guest. "I Got Mine" and "Strange Times" are where the new muscle shows most.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Attack & Release on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strange Times | 12 | #63 | – | 2008–2022 | |
| 2 | I Got Mine | 5 | #212 | – | 2009–2022 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.