Jack White is at it again, but on drums? Yes, it's true, everyones favorite Detroit rocker has a new project, The Dead Weather. Jack White is not the only person of previous fame in this group, in fact it proves to be an all out super group. It has Jack Lawrence of the Raconteurs on bass, Dean Fertita of Queens of the Stone Age on guitar, and Alison Mosshart of The Kills on lead vocals. Living up to the trend of the members other work of garage-blues, the Dead Weather's first single, "Hang You Up From the Heavens" does not dissapoint. Having said that, it's far from perfection. It seems that the song tries to use the same old formula that has worked for the musicians in the past but falls short. Oddly, the members are perfect matches for each other but their chemistry isn't as well as it should be. The chemistry between the members seems forced and flat. I believe this band has much potential that we have not seen.
However, it's diffucult to judge the band with one original song, and this is one album I will look into when more singles arise. Horehound by the Dead Weather hits store shelves June 8th, 2009. You can hear the bands first single, "Hang You From the Heavens" and their cover of "Are Friends Electric?" on their offical site, http://thedeadweather.com/
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