How To Disappear Completely

Icky Thump

I am so on a White Stripes craze right now, thanks to Icky Thump coming to me in the mail this afternoon. Their peppermint Goth aesthetic never fails to arrest my eye. The title song surprised me with a pointed message regarding immigration, although the lyrics are still obscure enough to let the fan base have the fun of hashing out the meaning. The buzz word for this album is "epic" and I think that, with the addition of a bagpipe and winding, extended solos, the description is apt. "Unsettling" might also apply here, because Jack White's playing with some insane time signatures. I might write more when I have listened more. For now I leave with one question that always puzzles me about the White Stripes: what's it like working with your ex?

Also, something is wrong with my computer speakers. A ringing buzz adds a lot to garage rock like the White Stripes but my Bach suffers (dare I say that I have Bach pain??). I am going to have to get this fixed.