The Black Keys - Ohio Players

The Black Keys — Ohio Players (Trophy Edition)

Expanded version of their 2024 album

Ohio Players features guests Noel Gallagher, Greg Kurstin and others

The Black Keys' 12th studio album, Ohio Players — a title inspired by the legendary Dayton, Ohio, funk band of the same name — features several collaborations between band mates Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney with various friends and colleagues, including Dan "The Automator" Nakamura, Beck, Noel Gallagher, Greg Kurstin, and others.

"What we wanted to accomplish with this record was make something that was fun. And something that most bands 20 years into their career don't make, which is an approachable, fun record that is also cool," Carney says.

"We had this epiphany: ‘We can call our friends to help us make music,'" he added. Auerbach says, "No matter who we work with, it never feels like we're sacrificing who we are. It only feels like it adds some special flavor ... But when it came time to finish the album, it was just Pat and me."

Uncut called Ohio Players "an album with that infectious quality of sounding like it was a total blast to make," adding: "Ohio Players combines the thickfreak attack of The Black Keys with Beck's bottles-and-cans-and-just-clap-your-hands aesthetic. One of The Black Keys' liveliest and fullest albums." Mojo called it "the most streamlined and tunes-packed Black Keys album since El Camino. The sound of a band rejuvenated."

Side A

1. This Is Nowhere

2. Don’t Let Me Go

3. Beautiful People (Stay High)

4. On The Game

Side B

1. Sin City

2. Candy And Her Friends (feat. Lil Noid)

3. Read Em And Weep

4. I Forgot To Be Your Lover

5. Only Love Matters

Side C

1. Every Time You Leave

2. Mi Tormenta (feat. DannyLux)

3. You’ll Pay

4. Paper Crown (feat. Beck and Juicy J)

Side D

1. Live Till I Die

2. Stay in Your Grave (feat. Alice Cooper)*

3. Please Me (Till I’m Satisfied)

4. Fever Tree

5. I’m With The Band (feat. Beck)

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