The Black Keys Announce 14th Album Peaches for 2026

The Black Keys, the acclaimed blues-rock duo of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, announced their 14th studio album, Peaches!, on Thursday, with a release date set for May 1, 2026, via Easy Eye Sound and Warner Records. The band simultaneously unveiled the lead single, "You Got to Lose," a cover of the Earl Hooker blues classic, accompanied by a music video capturing a surprise performance at Hernando's Hideaway, a historic juke joint in Memphis.

The new track arrives less than a year after the duo's previous release, No Rain, No Flowers, in 2025, marking a rapid follow-up that underscores their productive momentum. Peaches! represents a return to the raw, organic sound that defined the band's early work, recorded entirely live with all musicians in one room and minimal overdubs. It is the first album Auerbach and Carney have fully recorded and mixed themselves since 2006's Magic Potion, emphasizing a spontaneous, unpolished approach.

The album's creation stemmed from a challenging personal period for Auerbach, whose father was diagnosed with esophageal cancer and later passed away. As Auerbach cared for his father at home, Carney suggested studio time as a form of catharsis. "We...