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2022, 12″ LP, Third Man Records.
Let’s face it, Jack White has never really stood still, with the stream of solo projects put out since The White Stripes days proof of just how relentless his creative spark is. However, as many have pointed out in reviews of Fear of the Dawn, there’s not been that much of a stylistic shift since his joint venture with Meg. As such prepare to be blown away with this latest effort. Although we’re not going to say whether that’s in a good or bad way.
To call the tracks here obscure is nothing short of horribly reductive. A strange, at time obnoxious and jarring fusion of blues, theatrical rock, prog, and plain weird, it’s nothing if not consistently unexpected, and wholly unique. Often huge in sound, but then occasionally minimalistic, it’s the noise made by a man who has always threatened to throw the kitchen sink at fans, and has finally found the muscle to do it.
