Mixing the electric blues with a soulful, garage-rock groove, The Black Keys
received frequent comparisons to the White Stripes when the group debuted during
the early 2000s, before carving out a broader reputation that attracted fans of
Top 40 pop during the decades that followed. The band formed in Akron, Ohio, in
2001. Recorded on an eight-track in drummer Patrick Carney's basement and
released in 2002, The Black Keys' debut album The Big Come Up introduced the duo
as an authentic, lo-fi rock & roll band driven by frontman Dan Auerbach's
rootsy, old-time growl. Although the al...