Attack & Release

Attack & Release
Studio album by The Black Keys
Released	April 1, 2008 (2008-04-01)
Recorded	August 9–August 23, 2007 at Suma Recording Studio, Painesville, Ohio
Genre	Blues-rock, garage rock
Length	37:21 (w/o Bonus Track) 41:23 (with Bonus Track)
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	Danger Mouse
The Black Keys chronology
Magic Potion (2006) Attack & Release (2008) Blak Roc (2009)
Singles from Attack & Release
"Strange Times" Released: 2008 "I Got Mine" Released: 2008 "Same Old Thing" Released: 2008

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Art Nouveau Magazine	(positive)[2]
Blender	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	(A-)[4]
The Guardian	[5]
NME	(mixed)[6]
Paste	(positive)[7]
Pitchfork Media	(7.5/10.0)[8]
Robert Christgau	[9]
Rolling Stone
Spin	[10]
The Times	[11]

Attack & Release is the fifth album by American blues-rock duo, The Black Keys. It is their second release on Nonesuch Records, and the first produced in a studio. It was released on April 1, 2008, and debuted at #14 on the Billboard 200.^[12] The album ranked 83 on Rolling Stone's Magazine for greatest albums of the 2000s. The song "I Got Mine" was number 23 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.^[13]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, except "Things Ain't Like They Used to Be" by Dan Auerbach. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"All You Ever Wanted"	2:55
2.	"I Got Mine"	3:58
3.	"Strange Times"	3:09
4.	"Psychotic Girl"	4:10
5.	"Lies"	3:58
6.	"Remember When (Side A)"	3:21
7.	"Remember When (Side B)"	2:10
8.	"Same Old Thing"	3:08
9.	"So He Won't Break"	4:13
10.	"Oceans & Streams"	3:25
11.	"Things Ain't Like They Used to Be"	4:54

Bonus track
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Mr. Dibbs "Fight for Air" Mashup"	4:02

Notes

• "Things Ain't Like They Used to Be" features a duet between Dan Auerbach and then 17-year-old bluegrass/country singer Jessica Lea Mayfield.^[14]

• "Strange Times" is featured in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV as well as NASCAR 09.

• "Strange Times" is featured in an episode of the CW show The Vampire Diaries.

• "Same Old Thing" features Carney's uncle, Ralph Carney on flute.

• "Lies" is featured in a 43 second teaser trailer for season three of HBO's Big Love.

• "Lies" is featured in an episode of the Fox television show Lie To Me.

• "Lies" is covered by American singer Kelly Clarkson at her All I Ever Wanted Tour.

• "So He Won't Break" is featured in an episode of the seventh season of One Tree Hill, and is occasionally used as bumper music on NPR.

• "Psychotic Girl" is featured in an episode of the fifth season of Ghost Whisperer, in an episode of the third season of "Gossip Girl", and in the first episode of "Free Agents"

Personnel

• Dan Auerbach: guitar, vocals
• Patrick Carney: drums
• Danger Mouse: production
• Marc Ribot: guitar

References

1. ^ "Attack & Release - The Black Keys". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1334676. 
2. ^ http://www.artnouveaumagazine.com/may-june/sounds-gnarlsbarkleryreview.html%7C^{[dead link]}
3. ^ http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=5007^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Attack & Release Review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20186678,00.html. 
5. ^ "CD: The Black Keys, Attack and Release". The Guardian. http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2268607,00.html. 
6. ^ "The Black keys". NME. http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-black-keys/9588. 
7. ^ "Attack & Release". Paste. http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/6964/review/music/attack_release. 
8. ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/49615-attack-release^{[dead link]}
9. ^ "Inside Music: Consumer Guide". Robert Christgau. http://music.msn.com/music/consumerguide/2009/1/dudofthemonth/. 
10. ^ "The Black Keys, 'Attack & Release' (Nonesuch)". Spin. http://www.spin.com/reviews/black-keys-attack-release-nonesuch. 
11. ^ "Black Keys: Attack and Release review". The Times. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article3619289.ece. 
12. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?aid=1108908&pid=484015
13. ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2008". Rolling Stone (December 25, 2008). Retrieved 2008-12-25
14. ^ "Pitchfork Media: Attack & Release Review" (album review). Pitchfork Media. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/49615-attack-release. Retrieved 2008-04-13.