Many of the songs arose from endless jam sessions, and that’s apparent. As a result, songwriting tends to take a backseat. Make no mistake: this is an album unlike anything in White’s discography, and that goes for his solo work as well as his stints in the White Stripes, Raconteurs and Dead Weather.įor one thing, the focus is primarily on grooves. Contrary to what conventional wisdom may tell you, this is a good thing.īoarding House Reach has been getting a lot of attention over the past few weeks, as White has been teasing fans with a few random tracks and reviewers alternately praising the album’s uniqueness and slamming its somewhat roughshod profile. Jack White, the mad scientist control freak of rock and roll (a somewhat undisputed title since the death of Prince) is back, and his first true solo album since 2014’s Lazaretto is a weird, haphazard, disorganized, hot mess of an album.
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