Dropout Boogie
Dropout Boogie is the eleventh studio album by American rock duo the Black Keys. It was released on May 13, 2022, by Easy Eye Sound and Nonesuch Records. The album was preceded by the release of two singles: the lead single "Wild Child", which was released on March 10, 2022, in conjunction with the album announcement,[1] and "It Ain't Over", which was released on April 27, 2022.
For the song by Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band, see Safe as Milk.Dropout Boogie
May 13, 2022
June–October 2021
Easy Eye Sound (Nashville)
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- Easy Eye Sound
- Nonesuch
The Black Keys
Dropout Boogie received favorable reviews from music critics and was nominated for Best Rock Album and Best Rock Performance for lead single Wild Child at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.[2]
Background[edit]
Work for Dropout Boogie began in summer of 2021, which initially saw the Black Keys plan ideas for the album as a duo before recruiting multiple musicians to collaborate with them such as Greg Cartwright of Reigning Sound and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, the latter a longtime friend of the duo.[3][4] The album was recorded at Dan Auerbach's Easy Eye Sound studio in Nashville, Tennessee.[5]
Promotion[edit]
Singles[edit]
The album's lead single "Wild Child" was released on March 10, 2022.[1] The song topped Billboard's Adult Alternative Airplay chart and would later be used as the theme song for the 2024 WWE Royal Rumble premium live event.[6] The second single from the album, "It Ain't Over", was released on April 27, 2022.[7]
Tour[edit]
To promote the album, the Black Keys will embark on the Dropout Boogie Tour, which consisted of 32 dates across the United States with Band of Horses as a supporting act alongside Ceramic Animal, Early James, and the Velveteers as opening acts on select dates.[8] On December 8 2022 the group announced that they would be bringing the dropout boogie tour to Europe in June 2023
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