If the Black Keys' new song "Tighten Up" is any indication of how the rest of their sixth studio album Brothers sounds, we may have found a new definition to the phrase, "Creaming of the pants." The only Danger Mouse produced track on the album, "Tighten Up" sounds as if it could have been a B-side to the Keys' 2008 album, Attack and Release. At first listen, Danger Mouse's production and taste for classic R&B funk can be easily heard in the very first minute of the track. A catchy choir of western whistlers take aim and fire at the ear drums which are treated more as pleasure than pain. A distored organ sets the ambiance for the track further for the piss and vinegar attack of Dan Auerbach's sarcastic guitar lines and drummer Patrick Carney's ball breaking army of drums. Auerbach's voice still sounds like a reincarnation of some Mississippi backwoods blues singer turned soldout showstopper. Carney's comfort behind the kit is easily noticed; he may be a man of silence, but to tell you the truth, he really doesn't have to speak much. Watch any show of the Keys' live and you'll see why. One of the best parts that "Tighten Up" has to offer is the breakdown towards the end of the song. It could be one the heaviest, yet controlled breakdowns to ever suffice in the arena of garage blues rock. Could the Keys' score again with Brothers? It could be, but lets not jump the gun just yet. Vampire Weekend's "Cousins" proved to be one of their first major favorites among fans off of Contra, and personally, the rest of the album just sucked the life force out of me. But is it possible for the Keys' to write a bad song? We will soon find out.
--Mike
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