The Black Keys have been going through it lately. Last year, the veteran rockers canceled an entire arena tour because of low ticket sales, and they also faced criticism for playing an “America Loves Crypto” concert in their Akron hometown, which was funded by shady Republican operatives attempting to swing a Senatorial election and which looked very silly. Also, the band’s album Ohio Players was their worst-selling since 2006. Rather than going into hiding after that series of humiliations, the Black Keys addressed all of it, saying that they “got fucked” by previous manager Irving Azoff, who they fired, and basically admitting that they played the crypto show because they needed the paycheck. Now, the band is back out on tour, and they’ve just announced another album.
