Oh my fucking god! They're back!
Remember when you excitedly downloaded your advanced copy of Get Behind Me Satan only to discover that the White Stripes had gotten all sucky? I promise - Icky Thump makes up for it 10 fold. Perhaps their strongest LP, Icky Thump combines the best moments from pre-Satan White Stripes and takes simultaneously takes their sound a step further.
Yeah, the band's strong suit has always been the combo of Jack's amazingly great guitar and Meg's verging-on-retarded simple drumming - but Icky Thump incorporates more complex instrumentation that they were trying to use is Satan without neutering their signature sound.
What you end up with is 13 tracks that are not just great sounding but are complex AND rock REALLY hard.
Needless to say - this LP is up among the year's best.
Icky Thump is out June 19.
Friday, June 8, 2007
Under Review: The White Stripes - Icky Thump
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Hey, Don't know if you saw this, but Filter Magazine posted a preview of Icky Thump:
http://blog.filter-mag.com/
Best,
Jess
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