Ohio Players (album)

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Ohio Players
The Black Keys - Ohio Players.png
Studio album by
the Black Keys
ReleasedApril 5, 2024 (2024-04-05)
StudioEasy Eye Sound (Nashville)
Length44:04
Label
Producer
The Black Keys chronology
Dropout Boogie
(2022)		Ohio Players
(2024)
Singles from Ohio Players
  1. "Beautiful People (Stay High)"
    Released: January 12, 2024
  2. "I Forgot to Be Your Lover"
    Released: February 9, 2024
  3. "This Is Nowhere"
    Released: March 8, 2024

Ohio Players is the twelfth studio album by American rock duo the Black Keys. It was released on April 5, 2024, by Easy Eye Sound and Nonesuch Records. [1] [2] It was preceded by lead single "Beautiful People (Stay High)" on January 12, 2024, [3] [4] [5] and the second single "I Forgot to Be Your Lover", a cover of William Bell's 1968 song of the same title. [6]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]

The album currently has a Metacritic score of 76, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [7] Rolling Stone stated the presence of guest musicians such as Beck and Noel Gallagher made Ohio Players "one of their best LPs". [11] Several reviews positively noted the Black Keys' ability to reinvent their sound while remaining in touch with their garage rock and blues roots. [13] [14] A positive review from Pitchfork called the album "lively, fresh and colorful." [10] A mixed review from Slant Magazine felt the guest musicians caused The Black Keys to be lost in their own album, and criticized the song "Beautiful People (Stay High)" for sounding as if it was AI generated and trying hard to appeal to "lifestyle brands". [12] A mixed review from The Guardian called the album an "underwhelming diffusion of the band's once heady magic." [8] NME in comparison found the album to be too familiar, and stated the album showed how "The Black Keys might have a killer record collection but Ohio Players is the work of a band who are perhaps too good at being themselves." [9]

Track listing

Ohio Players track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Is Nowhere"
3:45
2."Don't Let Me Go"
  • Auerbach
  • Carney
  • Gary Crockett
  • Dominic Glover
  • Jason Glover
  • Hansen
  • Daniel Nakamura
2:35
3."Beautiful People (Stay High)"
  • Auerbach
  • Carney
  • Hansen
  • Richard Mead
  • Nakamura
2:47
4."On the Game"
4:03
5."Only Love Matters"
  • Auerbach
  • Carney
  • Gallagher
  • Michels
3:23
6."Candy and Her Friends" (featuring Lil Noid)
  • Auerbach
  • Carney
3:25
7."I Forgot to Be Your Lover"
2:28
8."Please Me (Till I'm Satisfied)"
  • Auerbach
  • Carney
  • Greg Cartwright
2:45
9."You'll Pay"
  • Auerbach
  • Carney
  • Gallagher
  • Michels
2:45
10."Paper Crown" (featuring Beck and Juicy J)
  • Auerbach
  • Carney
  • Hansen
  • Juicy J
4:18
11."Live Till I Die"
  • Auerbach
  • Carney
  • Hansen
2:24
12."Read Em and Weep"
  • Auerbach
  • Carney
  • Cartwright
3:23
13."Fever Tree"
  • Auerbach
  • Carney
  • Hansen
3:05
14."Every Time You Leave"
2:58
Total length:44:04

Note

Personnel

The Black Keys

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Ohio Players
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [15] 68
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [16] 5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [17] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [18] 11
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [19] 35
Croatian International Albums (HDU) [20] 3
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [21] 10
French Albums (SNEP) [22] 15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [23] 3
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [24] 9
Irish Albums (OCC) [25] 43
Italian Albums (FIMI) [26] 45
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [27] 95
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [28] 18
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [29] 74
Scottish Albums (OCC) [30] 6
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [31] 23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [32] 2
UK Albums (OCC) [33] 13
US Billboard 200 [34] 26
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [35] 7

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