Artist The Black Keys

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The Black Keys

Thanks in part to the breakout success of Gnarls Barkley, Danger Mouse’s stock has shot up over the past few years, to the point where his production work qualifies as a name-dropping stamp of approval. He showed up on The Black Keys’ 2008 effort Attack & Release, which feels as polished and produced as Beck’s Modern Guilt, another Danger Mouse pet project from last year. The Gnarls influence is obvious in tracks like “Strange Times,” but the Keys truly shine when they remember their bluesy roots in “Things Ain’t Like They Used To Be.”

Updated 04/10/2009