By eMusic Editorial Staff, eMusic ContributorWhere other artists compensate for a paucity of ideas with elaborate orchestrations, Jack White's ruthless dedication to minimalism reveals his mastery of both ragged blues guitar and canny pop hooks. Detroit rockers the White Stripes… more »
By Dorian Lynskey, eMusic ContributorJack White's mystique has taken a few knocks in recent years. When you've formed not one but two muso side projects, married a model, recorded a jingle for Coke and appeared in a documentary gassing… more »
By Andy Gill, eMusic ContributorFew bands have made such a compelling case for the superiority of analogue sound over digital than the White Stripes did with this exhilarating fourth album. Recorded in the computer-free zone of Liam Watson's Toe… more »
By Eric Weisbard, eMusic ContributorConsensus is that this marimba- and piano-laced album will disappoint those seeking more guitar squallers — for that, proceed alphabetically to Wolfmother. But hardcore music fans will love it, for the way the songs move… more »
By Robert Hilburn, eMusic ContributorUntil Get Behind Me Satan, this 1999 debut was Jack White's favorite Stripes album, probably because he'd so immersed himself in his beloved blues that it felt like the ultimate dream come true — not… more »
By Yancey Strickler, eMusic ContributorFrom the opening guitar squeal of "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground," it's obvious that the cutesy, let's-play-house vibe of the White Stripes' earlier De Stijl is long gone. (When my seven-year-old kid brother first… more »
By Andrew Parks, eMusic ContributorContrary to some reports, this is where it all starts — where the White Stripes go from being color-coordinated garage-rock revivalists to hook-heavy songwriters. Not that this record isn't rough around the edges, sporting the… more »
By Johnny Black, eMusic ContributorWe've come to expect the unexpected from the White Stripes so it's enormously encouraging to discover that with album six they're still dealing from a deck loaded with wild cards. There are firecracker songs here,… more »