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Black Keys and Alice Cooper join forces for the first time

ByJohn

In line with the grotesque theme of the period, in view of the Halloween celebration, i Black Keys they published a new single in collaboration with a shock rock icon, known for his horror-themed theater performances: Alice Cooper. The band and the 76-year-old Detroit musician joined forces on the song “Stay in your grave“, second preview of reissue of “Ohio Players” (here is our review), the album released last April by Daniel Auerbach and Patrick Carney.

“Stay in your grave” with Alice Cooper is accompanied by a video that intertwines live performances by the duo and scenes from classic horror films. The song will be included, together with the previous “Mi Tormenta”, in the new version of the Black Keys’ latest album, out next November 15 and called the “Trophy Edition”.

An involvement of the “Poison” artist in one of their works was initially announced by Daniel Auerbach and Patrick Carney in the margins of a 2023 interview with “Mojo”, when their twelfth album did not yet have a title, in which they confirmed also the presence of Noel Gallagher and Beck. While for collaborations with these two artists it was enough to wait for the first version of the album released last April, to listen to the single by the Black Keys and Alice Cooper we had to wait until now.

In the chat with “Mojo” last year, about “Stay in your grave“, co-written with Greg Cartwright of Reigning Sound, Auberbach said:

“The song features a diabolical character. Patrick had played golf with Alice Cooper, so I said to him: you should ask him to come and play the devil for us!”.

Here’s the tracklist for “Ohio Players (Trophy Edition)“:

1. ‘This Is Nowhere’
2. ‘Don’t Let Me Go’
3. ‘Beautiful People’ (Stay High)
4. ‘On The Game’
5. ‘Sin City’
6. ‘Candy And Her Friends’ (feat. Lil Noid)
7. ‘Read Em And Weep’
8. ‘I Forgot To Be Your Lover’
9. ‘Only Love Matters’
10. ‘Every Time You Leave’
11. ‘Mi Tormenta’ (feat. DannyLux)
12. ‘You’ll Pay’
13. ‘Paper Crown’ (feat. Beck and Juicy J)
14. ‘Live Till I Die’
15. ‘Stay in Your Grave’ (feat. Alice Cooper)
16. ‘Please Me’ (Till I’m Satisfied)
17. ‘Fever Tree’
18. ‘I’m With The Band’ (feat. Beck)

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