RayRay | Thursday, September 25, 2008
ACL Battles: Keys vs. Wine

So here’s what should be a very interesting battle: intense expiremental blues rock of The Black Keys vs. the intimate folk rock of Iron & Wine. Some people may not see the contradiction here with the bands having such starkley different sounds. I agree that the bands sound nothing alike but I’m finding this to be one of the huge conflicts of the festival. Both bands are playing at 7:30 on Saturday. Which stage will you be at? Recent singles from both bands are below to make this decision easier…. or harder?
Download: The Black Keys - Strange Times [MP3]
Download: Iron & Wine - Boy With a Coin [MP3]
Tags: ACL, boy with a coin, iron & wine, strange times, the black keys



September 25th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Black Keys, hands down.
September 25th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
At an outdoor festival? It has to be the folk-rock of Iron and Wine! It’s like Woodstock, minus real hippies.
September 25th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
You can keep your hippie coffee shop music. I’ll be looking forward to getting my face melted off.