{"product_id":"keep-it-hid-1","title":"Keep It Hid","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDan Auerbach's\u003c\/strong\u003e debut solo album, \u003cem\u003eKeep It Hid\u003c\/em\u003e, returns to physical formats, with the seminal 2009 collection being reissued on vinyl, cassette, and CD via Easy Eye Sound - the label that \u003cem\u003eKeep It Hid\u003c\/em\u003e first inspired him to create.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe fourteen-song debut marked \u003cstrong\u003eAuerbach's\u003c\/strong\u003e first major work outside of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Black Keys\u003c\/strong\u003e, helping to establish his multifaceted career as a Grammy®-winning producer, mentor to emerging talent, and founder of Easy Eye Sound, which is now Billboard’s reigning Blues Label Of The Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKeep It Hid\u003c\/em\u003e was originally recorded by \u003cstrong\u003eAuerbach\u003c\/strong\u003e as he was building his first home studio in Akron, Ohio - a precursor to his Easy Eye Sound Studio in Nashville, where \u003cstrong\u003eAuerbach\u003c\/strong\u003e now records and produces most of the label’s current releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by trips to many of his all-time favorite rooms - from Suma Recording in Cleveland to Robin Hood in Texas to Toe Rag in London - \u003cstrong\u003eAuerbach\u003c\/strong\u003e discovered a passion for studio work that remains at the center of his musical world nearly fifteen years on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlso tapping into his love of record-collecting and crate-digging more than ever before, \u003cem\u003eKeep It Hid\u003c\/em\u003e was inspired by forgotten 60s psych rock, obscure British power-pop, bluegrass family bands, and even the lyricism of his own father, Chuck Auerbach (Dan would go on to produce Chuck’s debut album, \u003cem\u003eRemember Me\u003c\/em\u003e, in 2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnother major influence was \u003cem\u003eDr. John's\u003c\/em\u003e acid-voodoo classic \u003cem\u003eGris-Gris\u003c\/em\u003e, one of \u003cstrong\u003eAuerbach's\u003c\/strong\u003e heroes that he would go on to produce just a few years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe resulting collection spans from echo-laden garage rock (\"\u003cem\u003eHeartbroken, In Disrepair\u003c\/em\u003e\") and fuzz-scarred blues (\"\u003cem\u003eThe Prowl\u003c\/em\u003e\") to haunted Southern soul (\"\u003cem\u003eReal Desire\u003c\/em\u003e\") and bittersweet-country comfort (\"\u003cem\u003eWhen The Night Comes\u003c\/em\u003e\").\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe album was hailed as “intimate and thrilling” by NPR’s Fresh Air upon its original release, with reviewer Ken Tucker adding it “sounds like a clearing of the throat and mind.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Easy Eye Sound","offers":[{"title":"Orange LP | Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":50447552020811,"sku":"2050976","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50447552971083,"sku":"2051782","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50447551463755,"sku":"310323","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Screenshot_2023-08-18_at_13.28.48_84061422_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1727079502","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/keep-it-hid-1","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}