April 5, 2024 –The Black Keys released their highly anticipated 12th studio album, Ohio Players, today, alongside a new music video for the album track “On The Game,” co-written with Noel Gallagher, via Nonesuch/Warner Records. Listen to the album here and watch the new video here.
The music video for “On the Game” further highlights the album’s nature of fun, serving as a check-in on fan-favorite Derrick Tuggle, who was the breakout star of the music video for the band’s 2011 single “Lonely Boy.” Also making a special appearance is skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.
Rolling Stone said of the album, which was inspired by band members Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney’s recent “record hang” parties, “Whether they set their retro-rock wayback machine to Memphis in the Sixties, the Midwest in the Seventies, or Manchester, England, and L.A. in the Nineties, it all flows together like a beautifully paced DJ set,” calling it “arguably the sharpest collection of songs the Keys have come up with.” Ohio Players is a fresh departure from the band’s previous releases, invoking brand-new influences while still maintaining the signature, well-loved sound they are best known for. With an emphasis on collaboration, the album features contributions from friends and colleagues, including Beck, Noel Gallagher, Dan “The Automator” Nakamura, Greg Kurstin, Juicy J, Lil Noid, and others.
Mojo states that Ohio Players is “the sound of a band rejuvenated,” echoing Carney’s thoughts on the record: “We had this epiphany: ‘We can call our friends to help us make music.’” Auerbach adds, “No matter who we work with, it never feels like we’re sacrificing who we are. It only feels like it adds some special flavor. We just expanded that palette with people we wanted to work with.”
“We’d never worked harder to make a record,” he continues. “It’s never taken us this long to make an album. We took our time and did it right.”
“What we wanted to accomplish with this record was make something that was fun,” Carney says. “And something that most bands 20 years into their career don’t make, which is an approachable, fun record that is also cool.”
Earlier this week, The Black Keys announced a 2024 North American headline tour in support of the new album. Ahead of this leg of the tour, The Black Keys will also head to Europe to debut their brand-new live show. Tickets for all shows are on-sale now.
Ohio Players – Tracklist:
- This Is Nowhere
- Don’t Let Me Go
- Beautiful People (Stay High)
- On The Game
- Only Love Matters
- Candy and Her Friends feat. Lil Noid
- I Forgot to Be Your Lover
- Please Me (Till I’m Satisfied)
- You’ll Pay
- Paper Crown feat. Beck & Juicy J
- Live Till I Die
- Read Em and Weep
- Fever Tree
- Every Time You Leave
The Black Keys – 2024 North American Tour
|
Date |
City |
Venue |
| April 7 | Phoenix, AZ | Hance Park (NCAA March Madness Music Festival) |
| April 27^ | Manchester, UK | Co-Op Arena |
| April 30^ | Cardiff, Wales | Utilita Arena |
| May 3^ | Dublin, IE | 3Arena |
| May 5 | Amsterdam, NE | Ziggo Dome |
| May 7^ | London, UK | Brixton Academy |
| May 8^ | London, UK | Brixton Academy |
| May 9^ | London, UK | Brixton Academy |
| May 12 | Paris, FR | Zénith De Paris |
| May 13 | Paris, FR | Zénith De Paris |
| July 6 | Chicago, IL | Grant Park (NASCAR Street Race) |
| September 17* | Tulsa, OK | BOK Center |
| September 18* | Austin, TX | Moody Center |
| September 20 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center |
| September 21* | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
| September 24 | Denver, CO | Ball Arena |
| September 26* | Phoenix, AZ | Footprint Center |
| September 27* | Los Angeles, CA | Kia Forum |
| September 28* | Palm Desert, CA | Acrisure Arena |
| September 29*^ | Mountain View, CA | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| October 2 | Portland, OR | Moda Center |
| October 3 | Seattle, WA | Climate Pledge Arena |
| October 10* | Pittsburgh, PA | PPG Paints Arena |
| October 11* | Toronto, ON | Scotiabank Arena |
| October 12* | Cleveland, OH | Rock Mortgage FieldHouse |
| October 13* | Grand Rapids, MI | Van Andel Arena |
| October 16* | Charlotte, NC | Spectrum Center |
| October 18* | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena |
| October 19* | Atlanta, GA | State Farm Arena |
| October 21* | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center |
| October 23 | Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! Center |
| October 24* | Columbus, OH | Nationwide Arena |
| October 26* | Indianapolis, IN | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| October 27* | Knoxville, TN | Food City Center |
| October 30* | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden |
| November 1 | Boston, MA | TD Garden |
| November 2* | Baltimore, MD | CFG Bank Arena |
| November 3 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| November 7* | Chicago, IL | United Center |
| November 9* | Milwaukee, WI | Fiserv Forum |
| November 10 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center |
| November 12* | Detroit, MI | Little Caesars Arena |
* With supporting act The Head and The Heart
^ With supporting act Circa Waves
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About The Black Keys:
Formed in Akron, Ohio in 2001, The Black Keys are singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney. The Black Keys have been called “rock royalty” by the Associated Press and “one of the best rock ‘n’ roll bands on the planet” by Uncut. Cutting their teeth playing small clubs, the band has gone on to sell out arena tours and has released eleven previous studio albums: the debut The Big Come Up (2002), followed by Thickfreakness (2003) and Rubber Factory (2004), along with their releases on Nonesuch Records: Magic Potion (2006), Attack & Release (2008), Brothers (2010), El Camino (2011), Turn Blue (2014), “Let’s Rock” (2019), Delta Kream (2021), and Dropout Boogie (2022). The band has won six Grammy Awards and a BRIT and headlined festivals in North America, South America, Mexico, Australia, and Europe.
