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How Dan Auerbach helped bring graphic novel Murder Ballads to life

Auerbach and author Gabe Soria talk about a collaboration that pushed their creative boundaries.
Robert Finley (left) and Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys (Alysse Gafkjen)

You might know Dan Auerbach from rock duo the Black Keys. Now, Dan is lending his voice to a different genre, the graphic novel. Auerbach has provided the soundtrack to Gabe Soria's book Murder Ballads that looks at the underbelly of the American music business.

Auerbach and Soria collaborated on Murder Ballads to push their own creative boundaries by combining two normally distinct forms. They talk to Tom Power about  bringing the music industry's seedier side to life in this new project.

— Produced by Elaine Chau