:Attack & Release

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{{Infobox album

| name = Attack & Release

| type = studio

| artist = The Black Keys

| cover = BlackKeys-Attack&Release.png

| alt = A painting of two men

| border = yes

| released = {{start date|2008|4|1}}

| recorded = August 9–23, 2007

| studio = Suma Recording (Painesville, Ohio)

| genre = {{hlist|Blues rock|garage rock}}

| length = {{hlist|37:21|41:23 (with bonus track)}}

| label = {{hlist|Nonesuch|V2}}

| producer = Danger Mouse

| prev_title = Magic Potion

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = Blakroc

| next_year = 2009

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Attack & Release

| type = Studio album

| single1 = Strange Times

| single1date = March 24, 2008

| single2 = I Got Mine

| single2date = June 2, 2008

| single3 = Oceans And Streams

| single3date = September 22, 2008

| single4 = Same Old Thing

| single4date = November 24, 2008

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

|MC = 76/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/attack-release/the-black-keys|title=Reviews for Attack & Release by The Black Keys|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=November 16, 2013}}

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/attack-release-mw0000496227|title=Attack & Release – The Black Keys|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=November 16, 2013|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}

|rev2 = The A.V. Club

|rev2score = B−{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-black-keys-attack-release-1798204023|title=The Black Keys: Attack & Release|work=The A.V. Club|date=March 31, 2008|access-date=April 23, 2018|last=Hyden|first=Steven|author-link=Steven Hyden}}

|rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

|rev3score = A−{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2008/03/28/attack-release/|title=Attack & Release|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 28, 2008|access-date=November 16, 2013|last=Willman|first=Chris}}

|rev4 = The Guardian

|rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite news|url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2268607,00.html|title=The Black Keys, Attack and Release|work=The Guardian|location=London|date=March 28, 2008|access-date=November 16, 2013|last=Rogers|first=Jude|author-link=Jude Rogers}}

|rev5 = Mojo

|rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|title=The Black Keys: Attack & Release|journal=Mojo|issue=174|date=May 2008|page=111}}

|rev6 = Pitchfork

|rev6score = 7.5/10{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11358-attack-release/|title=The Black Keys: Attack & Release|work=Pitchfork|date=April 1, 2008|access-date=September 29, 2012|last=Strew|first=Roque}}

|rev7 = Rolling Stone

|rev7score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/blackkeys/albums/album/19451588/review/19517169/attack_and_release|title=Black Keys: Attack and Release|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=April 4, 2008|access-date=April 23, 2018|last=Hermes|first=Will|author-link=Will Hermes|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209105807/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/blackkeys/albums/album/19451588/review/19517169/attack_and_release|archive-date=December 9, 2008}}

|rev8 = Spin

|rev8score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-mtlg-iLEtAC&pg=PA92|title=The Black Keys: Attack & Release|journal=Spin|volume=24|issue=4|date=April 2008|access-date=April 23, 2018|last=Gross|first=Joe|page=92}}

|rev9 = The Times

|rev9score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article3619289.ece|title=Black Keys: Attack and Release|work=The Times|location=London|date=March 29, 2008|access-date=September 29, 2012|last=Jelbert|first=Steve|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517092623/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article3619289.ece|archive-date=May 17, 2011}}

|rev10 = Uncut

|rev10score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|title=The Black Keys: Attack & Release|journal=Uncut|issue=132|date=May 2008|page=88}}

}}

Attack & Release is the fifth studio album by American rock duo The Black Keys. It was produced by Danger Mouse and was released on April 1, 2008. The sessions saw the band transitioning away from their "homemade" ethos to record-making; not only was it the first time that the band completed an album in a professional studio,{{cite news|title=Attack & Release|newspaper=Monterey County Weekly|first=Stuart|last=Thornton|date=2008-04-17}} but it was also the first time they hired an outside producer to work on a record.{{cite news|title=The Black Keys / Attack & Release (Nonesuch/Warner)|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|first=Rob|last=Williams|date=April 19, 2008}}

Leading up to the recording sessions, drummer Patrick Carney wanted to change the sound of his drums and envisioned two approaches to doing so. He said, "I had one of the Bonham reissue kits and I set that up in a live room. And then I knew I wanted a kind of '70s dead sound too, so I did the whole 'towels on the drums' thing."{{cite journal|title=The Black Keys' Patrick CARNEY: Attacking The Drums|journal=Modern Drummer|first=Sriram|last=Gopal|date=October 2008}} Attack & Release features a guest appearance by Marc Ribot, who used to play alongside Carney's uncle in Tom Waits' band.{{Cite web|url=https://jambands.com/features/2008/05/23/the-black-keys-everything-leading-up-to-now/|title=The Black Keys: Everything Leading Up to Now|date=May 23, 2008|website=Jambands.com|access-date=April 1, 2025}}

Attack & Release debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200.{{cite web|url=http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=370394|title=The Black Keys hitting all the right notes|work=Reading Eagle|publisher=Reading Eagle Company|first=Gary|last=Graff|date=2012-03-11|access-date=2012-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060606/http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=370394|archive-date=2013-09-21|url-status=dead}} The album was ranked 83rd on Rolling Stone{{'}}s list of the greatest albums of the 2000s. The song "I Got Mine" was number 23 on Rolling Stone{{'}}s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.{{refn|"[https://web.archive.org/web/20081229022402/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24947047/the_100_best_singles_of_2008/6 The 100 Best Songs of 2008]". Rolling Stone (December 25, 2008). Retrieved December 25, 2008|name=bestsongs}} In 2012, the album was certified gold in Canada,{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=The%20Black%20Keys&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Cert.%20Date |title=Gold Platinum Database – Search Results for Artist: The Black Keys |publisher=Music Canada |access-date=June 22, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327234159/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=The%20Black%20Keys&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Cert.%20Date |archive-date=2014-03-27 }} and gold in the U.S. in 2016.{{Cite news|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=The+Black+Keys&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum - RIAA|work=RIAA|access-date=2017-07-07|language=en-US}}