‘Gold On The Ceiling’ is the third track on The Black Keys‘ latest album, El Camino and is a vast change from the blues/surfer feel that the previous album Brothers brought.
The hooks over the main melody provide a simple, yet edgy-rock-n-roll feel with pace which sounds like it’s the musical love child of The Doors and The Beatles, but also makes it seem all too familiar.
The chorus’ harmonic style vocals lead into a powerful guitar riff which together introduce a welcome T. Rex type dimension to the sound: breaking up the overall rawness of the song.
So, if you’re looking for a rocky feel-good (albeit not so original), crank up the volume, dance around in your underwear type song, this is it!
7/10
