Album · 2010
Brothers
Brothers is a 2010 blues rock album by The Black Keys. It runs 15 tracks across 56 minutes on Fat Possum Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.4/5 from 16 ratings.
Blues Rock · Garage Rock · Alternative Rock
#3 in Best albums of 2010 · #6 in Best blues rock albums
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- 16 ratings
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- 9 critics
- 15
- Tracks
- 56 min
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- AllMusic4.5/5
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- The A.V. ClubB+
- Uncut4/5
- NME8/10
- Rolling Stone4/5
- The Independent4/5
- Pitchfork7.7/10
- The Guardian3/5
- Metacriticaggregate82/100
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Brothers album cover

The Brothers cover was designed by Michael Carney, photographed by John Peets, and art-directed by Michael Carney.
- Design
- Michael Carney
- Photography
- John Peets
- Art direction
- Michael Carney
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Tracklist
15 tracks · 56 min
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Brothers is the sixth studio album by American rock duo The Black Keys. Co-produced by the group, Mark Neill, and Danger Mouse, it was released on May 18, 2010 on Nonesuch Records. Brothers was the band's commercial breakthrough, as it sold over 73,000 copies in the United States in its first week and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200, their best performance on the chart to that point. The album's lead single, "Tighten Up", the only track from the album produced by Danger Mouse, became their most successful single to that point, spending 10 weeks at number one on the Alternative Songs chart and becoming the group's first single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 87. In April 2012, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for shipping over one million copies. In 2011, it won three Grammy Awards, including honors for Best Alternative Music Album.
In brief
- Is Brothers good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Brothers 4.4/5 from 16 ratings.
- When was Brothers released?
- Brothers was released in 2010 on Fat Possum Records.
- How many tracks are on Brothers?
- Brothers has 15 tracks, with a runtime of 56 minutes.
- What genre is Brothers?
- Brothers is catalogued under Blues Rock, Garage Rock, Alternative Rock.
- What albums are similar to Brothers?
- Listeners of Brothers also rate AM by Arctic Monkeys, In Rainbows by Radiohead, Black Holes and Revelations by Muse.
- Who produced Brothers?
- Brothers was produced by The Black Keys, Mark Neill and Danger Mouse. The Black Keys produced 7 of them.
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