Patrick Carney

“I was and I still am obsessed with this song. I guess I would have been about two when I first heard it, and I think it’s actually informed so much of what I like about music – like, the grinding synths are incredible. It’s a song that’s always been very important to me.”

The Black Keys' third album in three years, Dropout Boogie, arrives this Friday (May 13). During a chat with Loudwire Nights host Toni Gonzalez, one half of the duo, drummer Patrick Carney, explained that their break from 2015 to 2018 was necessary for their artistic growth. By the time the...

The Black Keys' third album in three years, Dropout Boogie, arrives this Friday (May 13). During a chat with Loudwire Nights host Toni Gonzalez, one half of the duo, drummer Patrick Carney, explained that their break from 2015 to 2018 was necessary for their artistic growth. By the time the...

Michelle Branch had some advice for The Black Keys when it came to their upcoming album, Dropout Boogie. In an interview with Billboard, drummer Patrick Carney, who’s married to Branch, reveals what the “All You Wanted” artist thought of the record when she first heard it. “I...

The Black Keys' Patrick Carney "didn't even realise" when he'd chopped his finger off. The 42-year-old drummer was chopping vegetables at his teenage job in a health food store when he was distracted by a friend and accidentally sliced through his digit - and his pal then tried to tape it back together.