I am dying, hyperventilating, floating, blooming.
Indulge me my moment of hipster glee.
Alright, moment over. Onto the news; Jack White has declared his next side project (he really loves those things, doesn't he?), and it's not particularly surprising--another superband, of course. This time around, he's back on the drums (it's been awhile!) and is supposedly supplying vocals, but I haven't heard them yet. Joining him is Jack Lawrence of the Raconteurs and the Greenhornes on the bass (sexy nerd bassists ftw), Dean Fertita of Queens of the Stone Age on the guitar, and--wait for it--Alison Mosshart of The Kills with vocals. They just played their debut concert on the eleventh, to an exceptionally lucky audience of 150. Their first album, titled Horehounds, will come out on June 8 (wtf? I want to buy it now!).
Okay, honestly, I can't be surprised. Those four make way too much sense together, and that's what I think the danger here will be; with stylistically rugged sounds expected, how will the Dead Weather find ways to surprise their listeners? It was a rut the Raconteurs fell into on their second alum--a bunch of artists with proven skill, having no pressure to experiment.
Other than that, and to momentarily pause and be sad that the White Stripes are still being neglected (what does this mean for the Raconteurs? The Kills?), I'm wholeheartedly excited. Alison and Jack should be really fun together, even if they don't wind up being as innovative as they have the potential to be.
Their last.fm profile;
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Dead+Weather
Wikipedia page;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_Weather
Oh, and this all has to do with a new Third Man Records office, blah blah blah, you can read about it here;
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/03/12/jack-white-debuts-new-band-the-dead-weather-a-full-report-from-private-nashville-show/
and here;
http://stereogum.com/archives/dead-weather-mp3s_058061.html
If you aren't familiar with any of these guys, now would be a great time to scurry over to last.fm (don't use imeem! It's evil!).
Singles ringles dingles pringles;
Hang You From The Heavens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scJ8ITsZsl4&feature=related
Are Friends Electric?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEvTfIyOLEk&feature=related
(sorry about the links, the video uploader isn't working)
