"Lonely Boy" The Black Keys

"Well, I'm so above you/and it's plain to see," Black Keys vocalist Dan Auerbach sings at the start of "Lonely Boy," the lead single from the band's latest release, El Camino. He's not lying. The Akron duo—which finally broke through with 2010's "Tighten Up" after nearly a decade in the business—is one of the most exciting voices in music right now: gritty, soulful and most definitely rockin'. Currently sitting atop Billboard's alternative charts, "Boy" has an appealingly lo-fi surf rock vibe that really takes off on the turbo-charged chorus, with its driving guitar line and sweeping female harmonies. It's like the soundtrack to the coolest '60s gunslinger flick that never existed. A