‘This Is a Film About the Black Keys’ Review: The Duo That Rocks Together Stays Together, Even Amid Escalating Communication Breakdowns
variety.comChris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The Black Keys named one of their most popular albums “Brothers,” which seems on the face of it to be a positive statement of purpose and, obviously, fraternalism between the rock duo’s two members, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney.
But the question remains: what kind of brothers? Like, Oasis’ battling Gallaghers, or some gentler brand of bros? It’s a question fans will think about after seeing “This Is a Film About the Black Keys,” an engaging music documentary that trains a spotlight on some lesser-known, historical tensions between the two as well as what binds them.
One thing is clear: In the Black Keys, ebony and ivory don’t always live together in perfect harmony. The term “arranged marriage” is invoked more than once in the film for the relationship between Carney and Auerbach, which seems a little strange, based on what we know of the duo’s shared biography.
Because didn’t they grow up as childhood friends living a few doors from one another in Akron, before forming a two-man group that had a very, very gradual rise to fame?
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