"I think if it were up to Dan and I, and we didn't have to consider the fact that we need to complete the full tour circuit, we'd probably be back in the studio in January," the drummer told Billboard.

Carney added that he and Auerbach, more than anything, love recording. They actually created the Black Keys to make records, not play live. "We started the band because we wanted to make albums," he explained. "We wanted to make one record, and then we found out we had to tour. We didn't play our first show 'til after our first record was recorded, so it's always been about making records, and it's been a process in growing to become good performers."