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The Black Keys: No Rain, No Flowers

On August 8, 2025, “Easy Eye Sound” and “Warner Bros” labels released “No Rain, No Flowers”, the thirteenth Black Keys (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2025, at “Easy Eye Sound” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney and Rick Nowels.

Personnel:

  • Dan Auerbach – lead vocals, guitar; claps, bass; drum machine, drums; kazoo, bass synthesizer, bass drums, glockenspiel, shaker, tambourine
  • Patrick Carney – drums, cymbals, stick percussion, guitar, percussion, tambourine, cowbell, shaker, synthesizer
  • Sam Bacco – tambourine, shaker, bongo drums, cymbals, woodblock, cowbell, percussion, chimes, congas, timbales, maracas, wind chimes, güiro, bass drums, claves
  • Andy Gabbard – guitar, backing vocals
  • David Levita – guitar
  • Tom Bukovac – guitar, piano, Rhodes piano
  • Rick Nowels – Wurlitzer; acoustic guitar, horn, Juno synthesizer, Mellotron, organ, strings, synthesizer, piano
  • Via Mardot – theremin
  • Daniel Tashian – mellotron, bass; organ, piano, congas, shaker, woodblock; guitar, vocoder, backing vocals
  • Scott Storch – bass synthesizer, organ, piano; clavinet, clavichord 
  • Jake Botts – alto and baritone saxophone
  • Ray Mason – trombone
  • Leon Michels – bass synthesizer, tambourine, Moog, organ; percussion, piano, synthesizer
  • Tommy Brenneck – acoustic guitar, guitar, bass
  • Mike Rojas – bass synthesizer; clavichord, glockenspiel, organ, vibraphone
  • Zac Rae – mellotron, organistrum, organ
  • Austin Corona – bass
  • Blake Espy – violin
  • Emma Kummrow – violin
  • Gared Crawford – violin
  • Luigi Mazzocchi – violin
  • Natasha Colkett – violin
  • Tess Varley – violin
  • Jonathan Kim – viola 
  • Steven Heitlinger – viola
  • Glenn Fishbach – cello 
  • Larry Gold – strings arrangement 
  • Ashley Wilcoxson – backing vocals, claps
  • Leisa Hans – backing vocals, claps
  • Nicole “Lady” Wray – backing vocals
  • Pat McLaughlin – backing vocals
  • Desmond Child – backing vocals
  • Mireya Ramos – backing vocals
  • Shae Fiol – backing vocals
  • M. Allen Parker – engineer
  • Dom Tenaglia – additional engineering
  • John Christopher Fee – additional engineering
  • Josh Ditty – additional engineering
  • Henry Bright – engineering assistant
  • Jonny Ullman – engineering assistant
  • Tyler Zwiep – engineering assistant
  • Henry Bright – engineering assistant
  • Matt Ciccini – additional strings engineering
  • Dean Reid – additional engineering, mixing
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Aidan Thillmann – mixing assistant
  • Ramiro Fernandez-Seoane – mixing assistant
  • Trey Station – mixing assistant
  • Ryan Smith – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, with additional writers as noted.

  1. No Rain, No Flowers – Rick Nowels
  2. The Night Before – Daniel Tashian
  3. Babygirl – Scott Storch, Daniel Tashian
  4. Down to Nothing – Tommy Brenneck, Pat McLaughlin, Leon Michels
  5. Oh Repeat – Rick Nowels
  6. Make You Mine – Desmond Child, Scott Storch
  7. Man on a Mission – Daniel Tashian
  8. Kiss It – Rick Nowels
  9. All My Life – Daniel Tashian
  10. A Little Too High – Tommy Brenneck, Pat McLaughlin, Leon Michels
  11. Neon Moon – Tommy Brenneck, Leon Michels, Daniel Tashian

The Black Keys: The Big Come Up

May 14, 2002, “Alive” label released “The Big Come Up”, the debut Black Keys (The) studio album. It was recorded January – March 2002, at “Synth Etiquette Analog Sound” in Akron, Ohio, and was produced by Patrick Carney.

Personnel:

  • Dan Auerbach – vocals, electric and slide guitar, 12 string guitar, bass
  • Patrick Carney – drums, tambourine, maracas, beats, sampler
  • Gabe Fulvimar – Moog bass 
  • Dave Schultz – mastering
  • Patrick Boissel – design
  • Michael Carney – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, except where noted.

  1. Busted – R. I. Burnside
  2. Do the Rump – Junior Kimbrough
  3. I’ll Be Your Man
  4. Countdown
  5. The Breaks
  6. Run Me Down
  7. Leavin’ Trunk – traditional
  8. Heavy Soul
  9. She Said, She Said – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  10. Them Eyes
  11. Yearnin’
  12. Brooklyn Bound
  13. 240 Years Before Your Time

The Black Keys: Rubber Factory

On September 7, 2004, “Fat Possum” label released “Rubber Factory”, the third Black Keys (The) studio album. It was recorded January – May 2004, at “Sentient Sound, in Akron, OH, and was produced by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney.

Personnel:

  • Dan Auerbach – vocals, guitars, fiddle, lap steel, hand claps, mixing
  • Patrick Carney – drums, percussion, hand claps, recording
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney,  except where noted.

  1. When the Lights Go Out
  2. 10 A.M. Automatic
  3. Just Couldn’t Tie Me Down
  4. All Hands Against His Own
  5. The Desperate Man
  6. The Girl Is on My Mind
  7. The Lengths
  8. Grown So Ugly – Robert Pete Williams
  9. Stack Shot Billy
  10. Act Nice and Gentle – Ray Davies
  11. Aeroplane Blues
  12. Keep Me
  13. Till I Get My Way

The Black Keys: Turn Blue

On May 12, 2014, “Nonesuch” label released “Turn Blue”, the eighth Black Keys (The) studio album. It was recorded July – August 2013, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, “Key Club” in Benton Harbor, Michigan, “Easy Eye Sound Studio” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Danger Mouse (Brian Burton), Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney. The album was certified Platinum in Canada.

Personnel:

  • Dan Auerbach – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards
  • Patrick Carney – drums, keyboards, percussion
  • Brian Burton – keyboards, piano
  • Regina, Ann, Alfreda McCrary – backing vocals
  • Kennie Takahashi – engineer
  • Geoff Neal – additional engineering
  • Bill Skibbe – additional engineering
  • Collin Dupuis – additional engineering
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Brian Lucey – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, and Brian Burton except where noted.

  1. Weight of Love
  2. In Time
  3. Turn Blue
  4. Fever
  5. Year in Review
  6. Bullet in the Brain
  7. It’s Up to You Now – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney
  8. Waiting on Words
  9. 10 Lovers
  10. In Our Prime
  11. Gotta Get Away – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney

The Black Keys: Dropout Boogie

On May 13, 2022, “Easy Eye Sound” and “Nonesuch” labels released “Dropout Boogie”, the eleventh Black Keys (The) studio album. It was recorded June – October 2012, at “Easy Eye Sound” in Nashville, and was produced by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney.

Personnel:

  • Dan Auerbach – vocals, bass, guitar, synthesizer, Hammond organ
  • Patrick Carney – bass, guitar, synthesizer, drums, percussion
  • Andy Gabbard – Wurlitzer, piano, guitar, backing vocals
  • Ray Jacildo – Hammond organ, harpsichord, piano
  • Billy F Gibbons – featured guitar
  • Sam Bacco – percussion
  • Sierra Ferrell – backing vocals
  • Caleb VanBuskirk – engineer
  • M. Allen Parker – engineer
  • Jonny Ullman – engineer assistant
  • McKinley James – engineer assistant
  • Tyler Zwiep – engineer assistant
  • Tchad Blake – mixing, editing
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing, editing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Perry Shall – design, layout
  • Jim Herrington – photography

Track listing:

  1. Wild Child – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Angelo Petraglia, Greg Catwright
  2. It Ain’t Over – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Greg Catwright
  3. For the Love of Money – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Angelo Petraglia
  4. Your Team is Looking Good – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney
  5. Good Love – Dan Auerbach, Patrick carney, Billy Gibbons
  6. How Long – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney
  7. Burn the Damn Thing Down – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney
  8. Happiness – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney
  9. Baby I’m Coming Home – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Greg Catwright
  10. Didn’t I Love You – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney

The Black Keys: Delta Kream

On May 14, 2021, “Easy Eye Sound” and “Nonesuch” labels released “Delta Kream”,  tenth Black Keys (The) studio album. It was recorded in December 2019, at “Easy Eye Sound” in Nashville, and was produced by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney.

Personnel:

  • Dan Auerbach – lead vocals, electric guitar
  • Patrick Carney – drums, percussion
  • Kenny Brown – electric guitar
  • Eric Deaton – bass
  • Sam Bacco – additional percussion
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Ryan Smith – mastering
  • M. Allen Parker – engineer
  • Caleb Van Buskirk – additional engineering
  • Michael Deano – engineer assistant
  • Mickey Smay – engineer assistant

Track list

  1. Crawling Kingsnake – John Lee Hooker, Bernard Besman
  2. Louise – Mississippi Fred McDowell
  3. Poor Boy a Long Way from Home – R. L. Burnside
  4. Stay All Night – Junior Kimbrough
  5. Going Down South – R. L. Burnside
  6. Coal Black Mattie – Ranre Burnette
  7. Do the Romp – Junior Kimbrough
  8. Sad Days, Lonely Nights – Junior Kimbrough
  9. Walk with Me – Junior Kimbrough
  10. Mellow Peaches – Big Joe Williams
  11. Come On and Go with Me – Junior Kimbrough

Dams of the West: Youngish American

On February 24, 2017, “30th Century Records” label released “Youngish American”, the debut Dams of the West studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Patrick Carney, Roger Moutenot and Chris Tomson.

Personnel:

  • Chris Tomson – vocals, piano, guitar, drums, percussion
  • Laura Epling – violin
  • Katherine Messer – viola
  • Maggie Chaffee – cello
  • Marc Whitmore, Roger Moutenot – engineer
  • Patrick Carney – mixing
  • Roger Moutenot – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – mastering assistant
  • Mick Harper – design
  • Jake Longstreth – design
  • Emily Tomson – photography
  • Edward Bursch – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Tomson.

  1. Bridges and Tunnels
  2. Tell the Truth
  3. Death Wish
  4. The Inerrancy of You and Me
  5. Polo Grounds
  6. Will I Be Known to Her
  7. Flag on the Can
  8. Perfect Wave
  9. Pretty Good WiFi
  10. Youngish American

Elle King: Love Stuff

On February 13, 2015, “RCA” label released “Love Stuff”, the debut Elle King studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by John Hill, Dave Bassett, Jeff Bhasker, Martin Johnson, Jacknife Lee and Eg White.

Personnel:

  • Elle King – lead vocals, guitar, banjo, beats
  • Jacknife Lee – lead vocals
  • Dave Bassett, Martin Johnson Jacknife Lee, Blake Mills, Hunter Perrin, Mark Ronson, Eg White – guitar
  • Blake Mills – bouzouki
  • Dave Bassett – keyboards, bass, drums, percussion
  • Jacknife Lee – keyboards, bass, drums, percussion, organ, piano
  • John Hill – keyboards, synthesize, programming
  • Jeff Bhasker – organ, piano
  • Kyle O’Quin – organ, piano
  • Jamie Muhoberac – organ
  • Jeff Bhasker, Martin Johnson, Jamie Muhoberac, Brandon Paddock – piano
  • Brandon Paddock, Mark Ronson, Sebastian Steinberg – bass
  • Sam Bell, Jeff Bhasker, Patrick Carney, Zach Carothers, James Gadson, John Gourley, John Hill, Martin Johnson, Patrick Keeler, Kyle O’Quin, Darren Weiss – drums, percussion, beats
  • Zach Carothers, Scarlet Cherry, John Gourley, Martin Johnson, Tyler Sam Johnson, Elle King, Phillip Lawrence, Kyle O’Quin, Alisan Porter – backing vocals
  • Martin Johnson, Kyle Moorman, Brandon Paddock – programming
  • Jeff Bhasker, Michael H. Brauer, Tom Elmhirst, Martin Johnson, Vance Powell, Alex Salibian, Eg White – mixing
  • Mark Bengtson – mixing assistant
  • Ben Baptie, Tyler Sam Johnson, Brandon Paddock – production assistant

Track listing:

  1. Where the Devil Don’t Go – Elle King, Sterling Fox
  2. Ex’s & Oh’s – Elle King, Dave Bassett
  3. Under the Influence – Elle King, Dave Bassett
  4. Last Damn Night – Elle King, Jeff Bhasker
  5. Kocaine Karolina – Elle King, Jeff Bhasker
  6. Song of Sorrow – Elle King
  7. America’s Sweetheart – Elle King, Martin Johnson
  8. I Told You I Was Mean – Elle King
  9. Ain’t Gonna Drown – Elle King, Jeff Bhasker
  10. Jackson – Elle King, Amanda Ghost, Dave McCracken, Felipe Aparicio
  11. Make You Smile – Elle King, Garret “Jacknife” Lee
  12. See You Again – Elle King, Francis White

The Black Keys: Let’s Rock

On June 28, 2019, “Easy Eye Sound” and “Nonesuch” labels released “Let’s Rock”, the ninth Black Keys (The) studio album. It was recorded September 2018 – January 2019, at “Easy Eye Sound” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney.

Personnel:

  • Dan Auerbach– vocals, guitar, bass guitar, percussion
  • Patrick Carney– guitar, drums, percussion
  • Leisa Hans – backing vocals
  • Ashley Wilcoxson – backing vocals
  • Allen Parker – engineer
  • Marc Whitmore – engineer
  • Tchad Blake– mixing
  • Richard Dodd – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney.

  1. Shine a Little Light
  2. Eagle Birds
  3. Lo/Hi
  4. Walk Across the Water
  5. Tell Me Lies
  6. Every Little Thing
  7. Get Yourself Together
  8. Sit Around and Miss You
  9. Go
  10. Breaking Down
  11. Under the Gun
  12. Fire Walk with Me

The Black Keys: Thickfreakness

On April 8, 2003, “Fat Possum” label released “Thickfreakness”, the second Black Keys (The) studio album. It was recorded in December 2002, at “Studio 45” in Akron, and was produced by Patrick Carney.

Personnel:

  • Dan Auerbach- vocals, guitar, bass, engineer
  • Patrick Carney- drums, percussion, recording, engineer, mixing
  • Joel Garcia – art direction
  • Michael Carney – artwork, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney except where noted.

  1. Thickfreakness
  2. Hard Row – lyrics by Dan Auerbach, Chuck Auerbach
  3. Set You Free
  4. Midnight in Her Eyes
  5. Have Love Will Travel – Richard Berry
  6. Hurt Like Mine
  7. Everywhere I Go – Junior Kimbrough
  8. No Trust
  9. If You See Me
  10. Hold Me in Your Arms
  11. I Cry Alone