What kind of car names a 2012 album by the Black Keys?

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The kind of car that names the Black Keys album is El Camino, a Chevrolet model.

The Black Keys’ El Camino is their seventh studio album. Although the question describes it as a 2012 album because of its awards and chart activity that year, the album was officially released on December 6, 2011. Its title refers to the Chevrolet El Camino, a vehicle combining a car-like front with a pickup-truck bed.

Recorded in Nashville during spring 2011, the album was produced by the band with Danger Mouse. Its compact, energetic sound draws on garage rock, blues rock, rockabilly, glam rock, surf music, and soul. The single “Lonely Boy” became one of the duo’s signature songs.

The date can cause confusion: El Camino received major attention during 2012 and won three Grammys at the 2013 ceremony for work associated with the 2012 awards cycle. The answer itself remains unambiguous because El Camino is both the album title and the distinctive Chevrolet vehicle name.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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