Artist
The Black Keys
The Black Keys is an indie artist from Akron, Ohio, USA formed in 2001. 54 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Indie · Akron, Ohio, USA · Best indie albums
- 3.7 /5
- 8 ratings
- 54
- Releases
- 2002–2026
- Active years
- 2001
- Formed
Discography
16
Most popular
Brothers
2010 · 8 tracks
Popular tracks
Most rated
Singles & EPs
38
Chulahoma
EP · 2006
The Moan
Single · 2004
The Baddest Man Alive
Single · 2012
You Got to Lose
Single · 2026
Where There's Smoke, There's Fire
Single · 2026
No Rain, No Flowers
Single · 2025
The Night Before
Single · 2025
No Rain, No Flowers (Diplo Remix)
Single · 2025
On Repeat
Single · 2025
Babygirl
Single · 2025
Man On A Mission
Single · 2025
I Forgot To Be Your Lover
Single · 2024
I'm With The Band (feat. Beck)
Single · 2024
Beautiful People (Stay High)
Single · 2024
This Is Nowhere
Single · 2024
Stay In Your Grave (feat. Alice Cooper)
Single · 2024
Mi Tormenta (feat. DannyLux)
Single · 2024
It Ain't Over
Single · 2022
Wild Child
Single · 2022
Gold on the Ceiling (BBC Session)
Single · 2021
Going Down South
Single · 2021
Crawling Kingsnake
Single · 2021
Go
Single · 2019
Lo/Hi
Single · 2019
Eagle Birds
Single · 2019
Weight of Love
Single · 2015
Gotta Get Away
Single · 2014
Fever
Single · 2014
Little Black Submarines
Single · 2012
Little Black Submarines (Radio Edit)
Single · 2012
Gold on the Ceiling
Single · 2012
Tour Rehearsal Tapes
EP · 2012
Ohio
Single · 2011
Lonely Boy
Single · 2011
Tighten Up
Single · 2010
Strange Times
Single · 2008
The Live EP
EP · 2007
Your Touch - The EP
EP · 2006
Collaborators
2
Upcoming shows
Past shows
Community
More about The Black Keys
Honors
6
×2
Grammy Awards
- 2013 · Best Rock Performance
- 2011 · Best Alternative Music Album
- MTV Video Music Awards
×1
MTV Video Music Awards
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×1
BRIT Awards
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- Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
×1
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- 2011
- Grammy Award for Best Rock Album
×1
Grammy Award for Best Rock Album
- 2013
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About
The Black Keys are an American rock duo formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums). 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. The band's raw blues rock sound draws heavily from Auerbach's blues influences, including Junior Kimbrough, Howlin' Wolf, and Robert Johnson. Friends since childhood, Auerbach and Carney founded the group after dropping out of college. After signing with indie label Alive, they released their debut album, The Big Come Up (2002), which earned them a new deal with Fat Possum Records. Over the next decade, the Black Keys built an underground fanbase through extensive touring of small clubs, frequent album releases and music festival appearances, and substantial licensing of their songs. Their third album, Rubber Factory (2004), received critical acclaim and boosted the band's profile, eventually leading to a record deal with major label Nonesuch Records in 2006.
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After self-producing and recording their first four records in makeshift studios, the duo completed Attack & Release (2008) in a professional studio and hired producer Danger Mouse, a frequent collaborator with the band. The group's commercial breakthrough came in 2010 with Brothers, which along with its popular single "Tighten Up", won three Grammy Awards. Their 2011 follow-up El Camino received strong reviews and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, leading to the first arena concert tour of the band's career, the El Camino Tour. The album and its hit single "Lonely Boy" won three Grammy Awards. In 2014, they released their eighth album, Turn Blue, their first number-one record in the US, Canada, and Australia. In 2014, they released their eighth album, Turn Blue, their first number-one record in the US, Canada, and Australia. After completing the Turn Blue Tour in 2015, the duo took a hiatus for several years to work on side projects and produce other artists. They returned in 2019 with their ninth album, Let's Rock. They have since released three additional studio albums: Delta Kream (2021), consisting of hill country blues covers; Dropout Boogie (2022) and Ohio Players (2024).
The Black Keys in brief
- How many The Black Keys releases are on Riffiter?
- 54 releases are catalogued, spanning 2002 to 2026.
- When was The Black Keys formed?
- The Black Keys formed in 2001, in Akron, Ohio, USA.
- What genre is The Black Keys?
- The Black Keys is catalogued under Indie.
- What is the most recent The Black Keys release on Riffiter?
- Peaches!, released in 2026.
- What awards has The Black Keys won?
- The Black Keys has 6 award wins on record, including Grammy Awards (2×), MTV Video Music Awards (1×), BRIT Awards (1×).