A new Black Keys EP - The Tour Rehearsal Tapes - will be released on October 15th. The sessions were recorded live in studio at the end of 2011 in advance of the band's mammoth 2012 tour. The EP is comprised of songs from that two most recent TBK albums Brothers and El Camino.

We reported recently that The Black Keys will soon begin work on their follow-up album to El Camino, with drummer Patrick Carney saying that the band will begin work in January and have it finished before the end of Spring.

And yes, more touring will follow!

The full tracklist for Tour Rehearsal Tapes is:

'Dead And Gone' (Live In Studio)
'Gold On The Ceiling' (Live In Studio)
'Lonely Boy' (Live In Studio)
'Next Girl' (Live In Studio)
'Run Right Back' (Live In Studio)
'Tighten Up' (Live In Studio)