Rubber Factory

by The Black Keys

Rubber Factory cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2004-09-07
  • Label: Fat Possum
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:41
  • Community rating: 3.54/5 from 9 ratings

Artists on this release: Patrick Carney, Dan Auerbach

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in an abandoned tire factory in Akron, Ohio, this album captures the duo's early raw, gritty sound at its peak. 'Rubber Factory' expands their blues-rock foundation with more nuanced songwriting and melodic hooks. It is a definitive document of their chemistry and do-it-yourself ethos.

Genres

Descriptors: lo-fi, rhythmic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. When The Lights Go Out (3:24)
  2. 10 A.M. Automatic (2:59)
  3. Just Couldn't Tie Me Down (2:58)
  4. All Hands Against His Own (3:17)
  5. The Desperate Man (3:54)
  6. Girl Is On My Mind (3:28)
  7. The Lengths (4:55)
  8. Grown So Ugly (2:28)
  9. Stack Shot Billy (3:22)
  10. Act Nice And Gentle (2:42)
  11. Aeroplane Blues (2:51)
  12. Keep Me (2:52)
  13. Till I Get My Way (2:31)

Credits

  • Dan Auerbach - guitar, violin [fiddle], guitar [lap steel], vocals, handclaps
  • Patrick Carney - drums, percussion, handclaps, recorded by
  • The Black Keys - producer, mixed by, songwriter, Producer
  • Michael Carney - artwork
  • Greg Calbi - mastered by
  • Ray Janos - mastered by

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