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How Indie Supergroup The Arcs Caught Lightning in a Bottle—Again

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Dan Auerbach and Leon Michels tell us about reviving their rock and soul supergroup for their first album since 2015, made in tribute to late bandmate Richard Swift.

Madeline Roth 

Entertainment Editor

The term “passion project” gets tossed around a lot, but in the case of The Arcs—the indie supergroup led by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach and Leon Michels of El Michels Affair—that descriptor couldn’t be more fitting.

After getting together in 2015, The Arcs released just one album: Yours, Dreamily, a...

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Madeline Roth

Madeline Roth

Entertainment Editor

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