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‘Frozen Charlotte’
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JACK WHITE – FROZEN CHARLOTTE – ALBUM REVIEW
Jack White seems at the peak of his powers at the moment. Acclaimed live performances, a hall of fame induction and a run of increasingly well received albums.
It will soon be thirty long years since White formed The White Stripes alongside Meg. He has remained a constant presence since their conclusion, be that his solo work or with the likes of The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather. In fact, new album, ‘Frozen Charlotte’, is his nineteenth significant studio album across these different platforms.
He has never been afraid during this time to experiment and test himself, but good solid blues rock has always been the bedrock for his sonic exploration. It’s not surprise then that this sound is at the very core of this latest album.
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White doesn’t go for a large deal of fanfare and is instead content to quietly go about his business. The build towards this album hasn’t therefore seen any of the usual circus that follows releases from major artists.
What this does though is allow listeners to fully ingrain themselves into this new release with any pre-conceived notions beyond the fact it’s Jack White and Jack White is going to do Jack White things.
What they will find is a solid collection which stands up against his best work, albeit probably without some of the mainstream appeal of his bigger hits. This is instead Jack enjoying himself and playing for him and that’s always going to produce quality!
So regardless of which career touchpoint you picked up on the talented Mr White, here’s another enjoyable release to get teeth stuck into.
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Fear Of The Dawn
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JACK WHITE – FEAR OF THE DAWN – ALBUM REVIEW
It’s new Jack White album time. What do you expect from a new Jack White album? The unexpected perhaps? One thing is for certain with this uniquely talented musician and that is that nothing certain.
White is one of those marmite, love them or hate them artists and even within his fans, some material will go down better than some others. You certainly can’t say that White isn’t interesting!
Starting as you normally do with albums – at the start – single, ‘Taking Me Back’ and the title-track ‘Fear Of The Dawn’ provide a rocking start to an album that is about to take us on a wild ride.
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Very soon the quirkiness of White shines through and his distinctive ability to meld the weird and the wonderful into cohesive songwriting takes over.
To use a good old fashioned musical analogy, ‘Fear Of The Dawn’ takes the listener on a rollercoaster ride. This truly is the Jack White magical mystery theme park at its finest, and listeners need to strap in for the ride.
There are parts that are pure joy, parts that you’ll grow to enjoy and other parts that you’ll accept as part of the ride, but wouldn’t miss if that weren’t there. To this extent this is a rather typical album from White; after all if you expect the unexpected then the unexpected naturally becomes the expected.
Next up, White is set to release a folk album, ‘Entering Heaven Alive’, on July 22nd. What can we expect from that release? Well, if it’s anything like ‘Fear Of The Dawn’, another piece of the incredible puzzle that is one of the most gifted musicians of his generation.
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