No Rain, No Flowers
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THE BLACK KEYS – NO RAIN, NO FLOWERS – ALBUM REVIEW
In recent years The Black Keys have struggled to add to their reputation and may in fact actually have diminished it with some well publicised undersold shows following a series of increasingly lacklustre releases.
Blame poor management (they did) or band led complacency like others have, but either way their stock has been in decline and something has been needed to re-energise them. Recent releases have felt bloated and a quick look at the album credits for each album shows that their circle has gotten bigger and bigger over time.
Whilst new album, ‘No Rain, No Flowers’ may not be the revered back to basics approached some wanted, the duo have altered their collaborators and mindset in order to reset themselves and it may have worked!
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No this album isn’t up their with their biggest releases but it’s a big improvement on their recent releases and should act nicely as that much needed reset moment. Their blues-rock sound feels more controlled and accessible across these tracks and the shortish runtime assists greatly in making this the easiest Black Keys listen in a decade or more.
There’s not a bad track on the album, something we couldn’t say about any of their recent records and ultimately this collection holds the power to reignite your love affair for the duo.
As the mellow ‘Neon Moon’ brings the album to a close, you’ll be wanting to hit play again and that’s certainly another thing we couldn’t have said of late regarding The Black Keys. We all know how good this duo can be and ‘No Rain, No Flowers’ is a timely reminder of their talents.
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