Black Keys’ Auerbach preps solo album, plots tour

The Black Keys’ singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach has revealed details of his debut solo album.

The album is titled ‘Keep It Hid’ and is due out in the US on February 10. It features 14 tracks, which were produced and engineered by Auerbach himself.

“This record is a mixture of things I like to listen to, psychedelia, soul music, country harmonies, ” Auerbach said in a statement. “I wanted a live, organic sound. Nothing was too plotted or planned, just a lot of spontaneity.”

The album tracklisting is:

1. Trouble Weighs a Ton
2. I Want Some More
3. Heartbroken, In Disrepair
4. Because I Should
5. Whispered Words
6. Real Desire
7. When the Night Comes
8. Mean Monsoon
9. The Prowl
10. Keep it Hid
11. My Last Mistake
12. When I Left the Room
13. Street Walkin’
14. Goin’ Home

Dan Auerbach Tour Dates:
February 28th – Washington, DC, 9:30 Club (February 28)
March 1 – Boston, MA, Paradise Club
March 2 – Brooklyn, NY Music, Hall of Williamsburg
March 3 – New York, NY, Bowery Ballroom
March 5 – Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
March 6 – Chicago, IL Metro
March 7 – Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
March 10 – Seattle, WA The Showbox
March 11 – Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
March 13 – San Francisco, CA Bimbo’s 365 Club
March 14 – Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre

-Sean H.