Turn Blue by The Black Keys

From the spacey opener \"Weight of Love,\" which pulls out a grandiose Pink Floyd-style guitar solo before the vocal even starts, it\'s clear that The Black Keys are thinking big. The album\'s \'70s classic rock vibe gives the Keys a bigger, more cosmic sound, while studio wizard Danger Mouse wraps electronic swirls around Dan Auerbach\'s mountain of guitars. And just when we\'re into the psychedelic groove, the soulful strut of \"Gotta Get Away\" proves the duo\'s roadhouse R&B roots are still right there.

5.8 / 10

Working once again with Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton, the Black Keys try for a moodier, more atmospheric record. Turn Blue sounds distant and subdued, a murky-sounding collection of '70s stoner-rock facsimiles and swirling gray tones.

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Throughout the band’s career, The Black Keys have been peddling a view of women that, while certainly in line with the blues tradition the band trades in, is not only wholly uninteresting, but is also glaringly reductive. Not much has changed with Turn Blue, the Black Keys’ eighth album of original material, where,…

4 / 10

7.5 / 10

The Black Keys' eighth studio album, Turn Blue, opens with the six-minute "Weight of Love," a spiral staircase of…

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Like corporate drones determined to cut loose every third Friday whether they need to or not, the Black Keys take the time to schedule semi-regular journeys into the unknown.

7 / 10

On their eighth record in 13 years, the Black Keys sound about as far removed from their early days as drum'n'guitar garage rockers as can be.

The Black Keys' musical evolution continues with their eighth studio album, Turn Blue.

6.5 / 10

Before Turn Blue I thought I'd be fine never hearing another Black Keys album again. When I was first introduced to their blues-infused indie rock nearly a decade ago, I couldn't get enough of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney crunching through raunchy riff

8 / 10

Album review: The Black Keys - 'Turn Blue'. The blues-rock duo’s best album yet…

<p>The Black Keys' eighth album is more reflective than their last pile-driver – and a fine piece of work, writes <strong>Kitty Empire</strong></p>

The Black Keys’ Turn Blue achieves a fully mature, cosmopolitan polish.

7 / 10

Are the Black Keys still White Stripes clones? Their supremely confident eighth album suggests a band at the peak of their powers now occupying their own orbit

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The Black Keys just keep getting better with every album, says Neil McCormick

8 / 10