★★★★★
On his 2011 debut, Will The Guns Come Out, Filipino/Palestinian skater-turned-rocker Hanni El Khatib firmly aligned himself with society's outcasts and downtrodden (see that record's "Fuck It, You Win"; a banjo-folk cover of "Heartbreak Hotel") and was quoted as saying that he was making music for "anyone who has ever been shot or hit by a train" - two demographics marketers often overlook, but one was that a smart garage punk like El Khatib could turn into a fanbase. Will The Guns.....
- www.popmatters.com
2013-06-06
★★★★★
If you've been thinking that every new rock band on the radio sounds like the Black Keys, it's no coincidence. Members Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have a pretty good production thing going on the side, with Auerbach in particular taking the breakthrough they made with 2010's to new commercial heights. Hanni El Khatib is the latest beneficiary, although he's been fully prepared, having made rumblings in the West coast garage rock scene over the past few years...
- exclaim.ca
2013-06-25
★★★★★
May 8, 2013
Like hundred-dollar sandblasted jeans, the grit and grain on Hanni El Khatib's second LP feels less like the product of time and more like careful craftsmanship. Produced by the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, this is desert-burned blues rock boosted by punk, soul and hip-hop - music that has a retro heart but couldn't have been made before 2013...
- www.rollingstone.com
2013-05-09
★★★★★
Partnering with The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach seems to be all the rage right now. If you questioned this trend, please direct your attention to Hanni El Khatib's newest release. Head in The Dirt, the SF native's sophomore offering, shows a delightfully vast range of influences. While there is the obvious almost-polished-yet-still-rough-and-soulful Keys influence on songs like "Pay No Mind," tracks like "Save Me" and the instant pop classic "Penny" keep us wanting more. Go team Khatib-Auerbach!
- filtermagazine.com
2013-05-01
★★★★★
Hanni El Khatib's second album Head in the Dirt delivers some sexy riffs and a pounding garage rock sound. But what else should you expect from an album produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys? The title track, 'Head in the Dirt', leads the record and has a grinding intro that builds up to a very Black Keys-esque riff. The track switches tempo throughout, while adding more layers every few bars...
- www.theaureview.com
2013-04-30
★★★★★
This LA-based rocker's excellent second album was produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, and he provides El Khatib with a more fleshed-out yet still visceral sound for his expansive, blues-tinged garage-rock, taking in elements of old-school R&B;, '60s girl groups and other styles.
- kexp.org
2013-04-30
★★★★★
The debut album from this LA-via-SF one-man band is an excellent set of throwback garage/rock that carries a bold, bluesy swagger nearly identical to the works of Jack White as well as The Black Keys, yet he enhances his range with some wonderful, spot-on doo-wop and surf interjections.
- kexp.org
2013-04-30
★★★★★
Goto commentsLeave a commentShare Minimalism: Part I The saying "Everybody is famous in L.A." has a lot of truth to it. San Francisco/Los Angeles duo Hanni El Khatib's debut album Will The Guns Come Out features many simple tunes and a lot of guitar fuzz. With only two people in the band--Khatib himself and drummer Nicky Fleming-Yaryan--it makes sense that the songs have been labeled as "minimalist...
- www.mxdwn.com
2011-12-19
★★★★★
Hanni El Katib has been touring relentlessly behind the material on his debut, Will the Guns Come Out for more than two years now. Consider a sampling if the list of things Hanni has been up to since completing the album: The official video for the sunny-sounding, doo-wop-inflected kiss-off "Dead Wrong" came out last June...
- www.prefixmag.com
2011-10-03
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