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Down & Dirty Blues Perfection From The Black Keys
Before they were festival headliners, The Black Keys were a raw, two-man blues-garage powerhouse—and Thickfreakness is the album that put them on the map. Recorded in a single 14-hour session on a vintage Tascam reel-to-reel, the record captures Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney at their grittiest: fuzzy guitars, pounding drums, and a lo-fi edge that feels both urgent and timeless. With standout tracks like “Set You Free” and the title cut, Thickfreakness helped ignite the 2000s garage-rock revival while showcasing the duo’s unmistakable chemistry.
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