Brothers
by The Black Keys
  • Record Label: Nonesuch
  • Release Date: May 18, 2010
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 227 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 211 out of 227
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 227
  3. Negative: 4 out of 227

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  1. centurysleuth
    Sep 30, 2010
    6
    Looking for a little less production assistance...some more guitars. I've loved previous albums, but it's beginning to slope downwards.
  2. All_ButTrU4
    Feb 9, 2022
    4
    The aptly titled Brothers isn't just another Black Keys album; it's the musical product of a cohesive symbiotic partnership. find the band coming back home should be the subtitle. Gone is the experimental and soul beaten pressure to sound like someone that is destitute. Must listen tracks, Next Girl (Gangstarr tribute?) , Tighten Up, She's Long Gone, Ten Cent Pistol and SinisterThe aptly titled Brothers isn't just another Black Keys album; it's the musical product of a cohesive symbiotic partnership. find the band coming back home should be the subtitle. Gone is the experimental and soul beaten pressure to sound like someone that is destitute. Must listen tracks, Next Girl (Gangstarr tribute?) , Tighten Up, She's Long Gone, Ten Cent Pistol and Sinister Kid.evolves their sound without sacrificing anything- the bass and keyboard additions are all tasteful and well placed. It's only fault is that it runs a little too long at almost an hour. The first half of the album is a 10/10, but after "The Only One," it slows down a little too much.… Expand

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#69 Best Album of 2010
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#37 Most Discussed Album of 2010
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#43 Most Shared Album of 2010

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. AllMusic
    90
    That’s the great thing about the Black Keys in general and Brothers in particular: the past and present intermingle so thoroughly that they blur, yet there’s no affect, just three hundred pounds of joy.
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  2. BBC Music
    80
    Brimful of air guitar moments and other guilty pleasures, Brothers is pleasingly diverse and diverting, with barely a duff track.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Six albums in, the Akron, Ohio, duo's backwoods-Zeppelin shtick remains paramount, but on Brothers, there's a new kind of shrewdness, too: real songwriting, and real hooks, beneath all that mondo riffage.
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