Keep It Hid, the solo debut from singer/songwriter/guitarist Dan Auerbach—best known as half of The Black Keys.

Whilst working and touring The Black Keys’ most recent album, Attack & Release, Auerbach found himself writing the songs that would become the bulk of his debut. 
 
“This record is a mixture of things I like to listen to, psychedelia, soul music, country harmonies, ”... 
 
Keep It Hid was produced and engineered by Auerbach at his studio Akron Analog and features him playing numerous instruments, including drums, guitar, percussion and keyboards. Many of Auerbach’s friends and family play on the album, including his uncle James Quine, as vocal harmonist and electric
guitarist on the track “Street Walkin.” Fellow Ohioan Jessica Lea Mayfield sings on the track “When the Night Comes,” and Bob Cesare plays drums on “Whispered Words,” a song originally written by Auerbach’s father.  
 
Recording and producing his solo debut, Auerbach states,“I wanted a live, organic sound. Nothing was too plotted or planned, just a lot of spontaneity.” The record was mixed by Auerbach’s good friend Mark Neill at Neill’s Soil of the South studio.