Description

Vinyl Records London are on cloud nine, we are now spinning in a brand new copy in Red Vinyl from The Black Keys The Black Keysnbspkick off the New Year with the release of their new single lsquoBeautiful People Stay Highrsquo. The song arrives alongside the announcement of the multipleGrammy Awardwinning, Akron, Ohio nativesrsquo twelfth studio album,nbspOhio Players. An extensive international tour will be announced at a later date.Written by The Black Keysrsquo Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney with longtime friends Dan ldquoThe Automatorrdquo Nakamura and Beck, the celebratory, joyful lsquoBeautiful People Stay Highrsquo is one of several songs on the album that feature collaborations between the band and various additional friends and colleagues, including Noel Gallagher, Greg Kurstin, and others.nbsp Speaking on the collaborative nature of the album, Carney shares, ldquoWe had this epiphany lsquoWe can call our friends to help us make music.rsquo Itrsquos funny because we both write songs with other people ndash Dan all the time as a solo artist and producer, me when Im producing a record. Thatrsquos what we do.rdquoAuerbach adds, ldquoNo matter who we work with, it never feels like were sacrificing who we are. It only feels like it adds some special flavor. We just expanded that palette with people we wanted to work with. We were there to support them and their ideas, to do whatever we could to see that moment flourish. But when it came time to finish the album, it was just Pat and me. Wed never worked harder to make a record,rdquo he continues. ldquoIts never taken us this long to make an album. We took our time and did it right.rdquoldquoWhat we wanted to accomplish with this record was make something that was fun,rdquo Carney says. ldquoAnd something that most bands 20 years into their career donrsquot make, which is an approachable, fun record that is also cool.rdquoWhile makingnbspOhio Players, a title inspired by the legendary Dayton, OH funk band of the same name, The Black Keys were also DJing dance parties in cities around the world that they called ldquorecord hangsrdquo, spinning 45s from their own eclectic and growing collections.nbsp Mojonbspreports, lsquoThe spirit of those parties infused the albumrsquos DNA. lsquoThatrsquos been the fun of it,rsquo says Auerbach. lsquoLetting go a little bit.rsquordquoThe Black Keys first introduced lsquoBeautiful People Stay Highrsquo to audiences via a string of mysterious teasers across social media platforms at the start of year. The band will make their debut live performance of the song at iHeartRadiorsquos ALTer Ego concert at the Hondo Center in Anaheim, CA on January 13 the show begins at 7pm PT.nbspAbout The Black KeysnbspFormed in Akron, Ohio in 2001, The Black Keys are singerguitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney. Last year, the duo received two Grammy nominations for their eleventh studio albumnbspDropout Boogie. The Black Keys have been called lsquorock royaltyrsquo by the Associated Press and lsquoone of the best rock lsquonrsquo roll bands on the planetrsquo bynbspUncut. Cutting their teeth playing small clubs, the band has gone on to sell out arena tours and has released eleven previous studio albums the debutnbspThe Big Come Upnbsp2002, followed bynbspThickfreaknessnbsp2003 andnbspRubber Factorynbsp2004, along with their releases on Nonesuch RecordsnbspMagic Potionnbsp2006,nbspAttack amp Releasenbsp2008,nbspBrothersnbsp2010,nbspEl Caminonbsp2011,nbspTurn Bluenbsp2014, ldquoLetrsquos Rockrdquo 2019,nbspDelta Kreamnbsp2021, andnbspDropout Boogienbsp2022. The band has won six Grammy Awards and a BRIT and headlined festivals in North America, South America, Mexico, Australia, and Europe.