Magic Potion

Dear God, do we love The Black Keys. I’m so tired of them being compared to another colorful, no-bass twosome we adore. There are as many differences as there are similarities between the two bands, so now after three albums I think they deserve to stand alone. Dan Auerbach has the sexiest, deepest blues voice in garage band history. If saying that makes me a sad fangirl, then so be it. When I first saw them live I can’t tell you how surprised I was to see a skinny little white dude singing. Even though I had already seen pictures of them, it was still amazing to hear such a big sound come out of them.

I wasn’t gonna share this with you all, because it’s embarrassing, but we are the proud owners of one of Patrick Carney’s busted up drum sticks. Ok so it lives with me, but sharing the humiliating revelation makes me feel like less of a dork. HowEVER, I did not fight off groupies and die-hard drum freaks for it, nor did I climb on stage and swipe it from the man himself, I swear! He was banging them skins so fiercely, one just flew my way.

Their new album Magic Potion came out last week and I’ve been listening to it ever since. It rawks. Yep, that’s all. Oh and, go. Buy it.

Alright, for all you unbelievers who need more incentive, here it is: their current and their previous albums are on the soundtrack of my life because I don’t think they’ll ever get old. Though, The Big Come Up is sadly not part of my collection yet. I can’t find it anywhere here in Amsterdam and now it has become my Holy Grail CD. I passed up the chance to buy it in London last year. It’s one of my two biggest music-related regrets, both happened on that same trip to London. The other had to do with my favorite album of 2005 with the band’s signatures on the cover … in gold to match the printing! You guessed it, I didn’t buy it. Whenever I think about it, it makes me want to chew off my thumbs. Let this be a warning to you: If you see something you want more than you want the abillity to grab stuff, buy it and think of me. Yeah, I know I can buy The Black Keys’ CD online but the whole point of a Holy Grail Album is the way it feels when you finally find it and buy it the Amish way.

But I digress, I was saying that they play the kind of blues/rock music that has no expiration date because they don’t seem to let modern influences affect them without sounding tired. Alright enough of this, just go get it ok? If you still don’t like it, send me the CD and a letter of explanation and I’ll send you a nice Are-you-friggin’-crazy reply … Pssshh, were you really expecting your money back?? Sucka, Tam ain’t got no money!