The dudes in the Black Keys -- Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney -- are two of the hardest working mofos in the biz. They love writing, recording, performing and collaborating more than anyone we've ever met!

So when BK guitarist Auerbach released his AMAZING debut solo album earlier this year, Keep It Hid, we wrote an email to drummer Carney asking him when his solo project would be hitting the shelves. He fired us back an email with an MP3 attached from his brand new project, Drummer.

It's not exactly a solo project, but Drummer features five Ohio-based drummers, who mostly adopt new instruments on their debut, Feel Good Together, due in September on Carney's label, Audio Eagle. Carney plays bass, Jamie Stillman from Teeth of the Hydra is on guitar, Stephen Clements of Houseguest sings and plays keys, Greg Boyd from Ghostman and Sandman gets to play drums, and John Finley from Beaten Awake plays bass.

The guys started playing together in February, and within two months had collected all the songs for their debut. "We decided that our time would be better spent making music rather than making snowmen," says Carney.

Check out Feel Good Together's title track, below. Click the jump for October tour dates!

Drummer -- "Feel Good Together"

Oh, and buy the way, a few weeks ago we went down to the Lower East Side to hang with the Black Keys while the recorded a few new songs for their next project.

For the time being, we've been sworn to secrecy about the two artists they collaborated with in the studio that night.

Let us tell you right now that in your wildest dreams you'd never guess who, but believe us when we tell you that the shit will blow your balls off.

October 8            Southpaw*            Brooklyn, NY

October 9            Johnny Brenda’s*            Philadelphia, PA

October 10            Mercury Lounge*            New York, NY

October 11            T.T. the Bear’s*            Cambridge, MA

October 12            DC9*            Washington, DC

October 13            The Ottobar*            Baltimore, MD

October 14            Local 506*            Chapel Hill, NC

October 15            The Pilot Light*            Knoxville, TN

October 16            The Earl*            Atlanta, GA

October 17            Mercy Lounge*            Nashville, TN

October 19            Skull Alley*            Louisville, KY

October 20            Spin Nightclub*            Indianapolis, IN

October 21            High Noon Saloon*            Madison, WI

October 22            7th Street Entry*            Minneapolis, MN

October 23            Schubas Tavern*            Chicago, IL