As should probably be expected for a group named The Alternate Routes, the climb through the musical landscape hasn’t been a direct one.

As should probably be expected for a group named The Alternate Routes, the climb through the musical landscape hasn’t been a direct one.
In days when music is becoming increasingly effect-driven, over-produced and entire acts can be recreated by a complex series of synthesizers, it’s refreshing to hear Akron-based blues rock duo The Black Keys and be reminded that simplicity can still yield a superlative sound.