After setting French stages ablaze last year as headliners of the biggest festivals, the Black Keys mark their grand return with Peaches!, a fourteenth studio album already shaping up to be the rock event of 2026. The duo from Akron strips away the frills here for an unfiltered sound, delivering a collection of ten visceral tracks that Dan Auerbach describes as their most natural project since their very first record in 2002.
Recorded in a pure DIY spirit, with all the musicians gathered in the same room and minimal use of overdubs, Peaches! captures the raw energy of a jam session where instinct trumps technique. For the first time since 2006, the duo has taken full control of the mixing, infusing the album with an organic authenticity that oozes blues-rock.
This new project draws its strength from Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney's obsession with vintage vinyl, a passion they now share during high-energy DJ sets around the globe. Under an iconic cover signed by photographer William Eggleston, Peaches! is the sound of a band at the peak of its craft, capable of turning raw emotion into an instant classic.