The Black Keys’ninth studio album,“Let’s Rock,â€will be released June 28, 2019 via Easy Eye Sound/Nonesuch Records.The long-awaited album, their first in five years, is a return to the straightforward rock of thesinger/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney’searly days as a band. Auerbach says, “When we’re together we are The Black Keys, that’s where that real magic is, and always has been since we were sixteen.†The Black Keys’ thirty-one city North American tour begins September 23. “Let’s Rockâ€was written, tracked live, and produced by Auerbach and Carney at Easy Eye Sound studio in Nashville and features backingvocals from Leisa Hans and Ashley Wilcoxson. “The record is like a homage to electric guitar,†says Carney. “We took a simple approach and trimmed all the fat like we used to.â€