The Black Keys To Tour In 2012

Here’s a little nugget of news for fans of The Black Keys to look forward. The Ohio double act, who are currently finishing up on their seventh studio album, have announced that they will embark on a UK tour in February 2012. Following up from their Grammy award winning album ‘Brothers’, both Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney will be looking to showcase their as yet untitled LP which is due for release at the end of the year. Playing their biggest UK shows to date, The Black Keys will be bringing their bluesy rock to Nottingham, Edinburgh, Manchester and London.

Only two tracks – ‘Little Black Submarine’ and ‘Lonely Boy’ – have been revealed from the new album’s tracklisting so far. However, the group have confirmed that the LP has been strongly influenced by the likes of The Clash and The Cramps.

Whilst the album sounds like a brilliant prospect to me, it will be interesting to see whether the duo can maintain their superb dynamic and put on a brilliant show at such large, demanding venues like Alexandra Palace and Nottingham Arena. Only time will tell.
The Black Keys will be performing at:

Nottingham Capital FM Arena (Feb 3)
Edinburgh Corn Exchange (Feb 4)
O2 Apollo Manchester (Feb 6)
London Alexandra Palace (Feb 10)

Also on the cards for The Black Keys is Blakroc 2. This collaborative rap-rock album is set feature the likes of Mos Def, Wiz Khalifa and many other top rap artists but is yet to have been given a release date.

Dubbed as the Blues Brothers of Ohio, The Black Keys have a busy year ahead as they look to go out and impress with their seventh studio effort.