Patrick Carney doesn't believe in reunions either, so the Black Keys are back after a break

Before the members pressed "pause" in 2015, blues-rock duo the Black Keys were one of the most successful rock 'n' roll bands in a world no longer very hospitable to rock 'n' roll bands.

But Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, who began playing music together as teenagers in Akron, Ohio, were burned out and exhausted from almost 14 nonstop years of touring and recording. In August 2015, they played a show in San Francisco that Carney secretly feared would be their last, and went on an indefinite hiatus.

During the break, Carney married singer-songwriter Michelle Branch, with whom he has a 1-year-old son. He's still