Let's Rock

Overview
Let's Rock is the ninth studio album by The Black Keys, released June 28, 2019. After a five-year hiatus following Turn Blue (2014), the duo self-produced the record at Easy Eye Sound in Nashville, delivering a lean, guitar-forward set that Dan Auerbach described as an homage to electric guitar. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Rock_%28The_Black_Keys_album%29))

Recording History
- Studio: Easy Eye Sound, Nashville, Tennessee; recording took place September 2018–January 2019. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Rock_%28The_Black_Keys_album%29))
- Producers/Engineers: Produced by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney (The Black Keys); engineering by M. Allen Parker and Marc Whitmore; mixing by Tchad Blake; mastering by Richard Dodd. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Rock_%28The_Black_Keys_album%29))
- Process/Techniques: The band wrote and tracked songs in the studio with a largely live, stripped-down approach and eschewed keyboards in favor of guitar, drums, and vocals. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Rock_%28The_Black_Keys_album%29))

Chart Performance & Recognition
- United States: Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 with about 52,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Rock_%28The_Black_Keys_album%29?utm_source=openai))
- Lead single: Lo/Hi (released March 7, 2019) topped Billboard’s Mainstream Rock, Adult Alternative Songs, Rock Airplay, and Alternative Songs charts simultaneously. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lo/Hi?utm_source=openai))
- United Kingdom: Peaked at No. 4 on the Official Albums Chart. ([officialcharts.com](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20190726/7502/?utm_source=openai))
- Touring/new releases: The grand-scale Let’s Rock tour followed, though it was later canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ([grammy.com](https://www.grammy.com/news/black-keys-lets-rock-tour-canceled-due-covid-19?utm_source=openai))

Cultural Impact & Legacy
- Reception: Critics praised the album as a well-crafted, lean return to form—bright, catchy, and confidently executed, if not especially groundbreaking. ([allmusic.com](https://www.allmusic.com/album/lets-rock-mw0003275727))
- Context: The project signaled the band’s reclamation of their core sound after Danger Mouse collaborations, anchoring a productive period that led to subsequent releases. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Rock_%28The_Black_Keys_album%29))

The Let's Rock era cemented The Black Keys’ ability to reboot with a focused, guitar-driven groove while reaffirming their place in contemporary rock.