Same Old Thing – don’t be fooled by that title, this is literally the best new music I’ve listened to all week.

The publicist for The Black Keys sent me across an email about this new single by the band. (This is a lesson to me to actually read those publicity emails every now and again). Something compelled me to look this tune up on the Internet, and I’m soooo glad I did.

Same Old Thing starts off with a couple of random noises, which don’t bode well, but it soon kicks into a satisfyingly fuzzy, lo-fi guitar riff. This is retro bliss, just smoking, bluesy rock goodness. I love that quirky little injection of flute in the background.

Anyway, go away and check this band out. For such a retro sound, it’s a refreshing change from anything else you’ll hear this week.

In other news, a deluxe edition of the Attack & Release album from which this song comes is coming out in November. It’ll feature the last ever recordings by Ike Turner – two tracks recorded using The Black Keys as his backing band. The package will also feature a live DVD of the band’s performance in Portland, Oragon.