"So He Won't Break" by The Black Keys
We all knew The Black Keys from my home state could rock. In Attack & Release, their newest effort (and first in a real recording studio), with producer extraordinaire, Danger Mouse, they show a slightly different side, their bluesy rawness tempered with more complex layering and a more subtle touch. I love every song on it and it's the best album I've heard so far this year. Purists may not like the more polished direction as the duo from Akron, Ohio is known for doing their own stripped down recordings, but I think this new evolution of their sound really works.
No video yet of the song "So He Won't Break," but here's another song I really dig from the album, "Things Ain't Like They Used to Be." They're on tour; find out more at The Black Keys MySpace page.