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The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach has launched a new solo project called the Arcs, and has promised an “extra weird” album.
Auerbach told Rolling Stone that he just finished the LP, and that he will also be releasing two “boxing-related” songs, ‘Stay In My Corner’ and ‘Tomato Can’, on a 7-inch vinyl (via Nonesuch Records) at independent retailers on May 2 – which also happens to be the day of the Floyd Mayweather/Manny Pacquiao fight in Las Vegas.
The forthcoming album was recorded in rehearsal studios and at a Brooklyn studio with Leon Michaels (who worked on his previous collaborations with Dr. John and Lana Del Rey).
"I just wanted to do my thing and get extra weird," he said of the LP. "I wanted everything to flow [and] be cohesive. A lot of the songs bleed one into the other, a lot like the Grateful Dead – my favorite records that they did. So I’ve got a lot of connected songs. It's basically everything I love about music all wrapped up into one record – that’s all!"
Auerbach also revealed that he will be heading out on tour with The Black Keys before the album’s late summer release date. The band were forced to cancel prior shows due to Patrick Carney's shoulder injury. "It’s going to be nice," he said. "We needed that break so bad."
