On No Rain, No Flowers, the title track of the Black Keys’ 12th studio record, vocalist Dan Auerbach sings, “ There’s evil people in this world. Live long enough, and you will be burned.” For those familiar with the rock duo’s recent history, it may seem as if the song is addressing the much-publicized turmoil that Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney went through in 2024. The band made headlines when it cancelled its stadium tour in support of its Grammy-nominated 2024 album Ohio Players, apparently due to low ticket sales. Auerbach and Carney eventually fired their management — which included Irving Azoff, a powerful figure in the music industry — and their PR team. “It was a (expletive) nightmare,” is Auerbach’s blunt assessment in a recent interview with Postmedia. Luckily, the O

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