Jack White’s New Single Will Be Released via X-Ray
February 5, 2013 | Andy Cush
Jack White has outdone himself this time. The man who fronted one of the greatest bands of his generation, who collaborated with Insane Clown Posse to reinterpret Mozart, who got Stephen Colbert to release a garage rock single, is releasing his next project on old medical X-Ray printouts cut with grooves so they can be played like records (just like Russians did back in the day). The press release refers to the new format as FLEX-RAY (har har har).
But what of the actual music, you say? The three-song 7″ finds White collaborating with Butthole Surfers frontman Gibby Haynes on a pair of originals and one cover–of Adrenalin OD’s “Paul’s Not Home.” Love you Jack, but it’s hard to imagine the songs living up to the unique presentation. Available January 14th, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
“Listen In“ is a weekly feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length YouTube playlist of songs they’re currently digging. This week's "Listen In" comes from the Brooklyn psych/folk/rock Woods, who compiled a playlist heavy on live cuts and television appearances. Highlights: garage rock legends The Seeds playing "Pushin'…
“Listen In” is a weekly feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length YouTube playlist of songs they’re currently digging. Click the big play button above to hear the whole playlist or scroll down to see and hear individual tracks. This week's playlist comes to us from Naveed Mir, leader…
Jack White has long gone to dizzying heights to make the releases on his Third Man record label as bizarre as possible. From memory, there's the blues single by Stephen Colbert, a live album by Conan O'Brien, and that unforgettable ICP/White/Mozart collabo. This, however, may present a new high (or…
