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Music Review: The Black Keys' ‘No Rain, No Flowers' puts a feel-good spin on a turbulent year

Music Review: The Black Keys' ‘No Rain, No Flowers' puts a feel-good spin on a turbulent year

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NEW YORK (AP) — The Ohio alt-rock band the Black Keys are finding their way home on their 13th full-length LP, 'No Rain, No Flowers.'
The journey hasn't been easy. Last year, the Grammy-winning duo underwent a fiery, public split with their management after their arena tour was unceremoniously canceled. But on 'No Rain, No Flowers,' guitarist and vocalist Dan Auerbach and drummer Pat Carney put a feel-good spin on their recent career turbulence. The album pulls the raw blues, psychedelia, garage rock and roots music of their 23-year discography into a single package.
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