The Black Keys Talk Collaborations and ‘Ohio Players’ Album

The Black Keys‘ new ‘Ohio Players’ (which is out now) has a bunch of A-list collaborators, including, Noel Gallagher and Beck.

In a new interview, the duo talked about how their approach to collaborations has evolved over the years.

Dan Auerbach explained, “It took us 20 years to be able to collaborate this deeply with people. We’re comfortable now being in the studio and just solely being supportive. It feels kind of amazing to be able to do this, it almost feels like anything’s possible. We really had fun and it didn’t really feel like we sacrificed who we were when we got into the studio with these people, our footprint was still firmly planted.”

Patrick Carney also added, “When you’re working with people who have different perspectives on melody, like Noel or Beck, to just be able to thread the line between the songs, we do that with some overdubs and the way Dan’s voice is working and harmony-building, that’s a fun problem to have.”

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