April 09, 2010 — The official music video for the Dead Weather song "Die By The Drop," from the forthcoming album Sea of Cowards UPDATE/ Sea of Cowards drops May 11th courtesy of Third Man Records.
I've liked, maybe that's the wrong word-- I've admired Jack White since first hearing the White Stripes on the radio and then (even though I'm in no way into country music) upon his collaboration with Loretta Lynn. I'm at a stage of life where one sort of gets lazy about seeking out new music--good new music--and oftentimes I'll fall back into listening to stuff I grew up with. Though it may be comprised of some great rock tunes, after so many listens the vintage stuff has become safe and predictable--at least as a steady diet. I know exactly what I'm gonna get when I listen to it having vetted it many years agoThe Dead Weather, which includes Alison Mosshart, Jack White, Jack Lawrence and Dean
Fertita (www.thedeadweather.com), is neither safe nor predictable and never having heard them play before I was quite ready to not dig their sound after downloading the free "Hustle and Cuss"
MP3 (see below). However, and you won't hear me say this too often, I was dead wrong in my presumption.
I played and replayed "Hustle and Cuss" and it sounded better each time. I went looking for more and found "Die By The Drop" which was every bit as clever lyrically and infectious sonically. I pulled up YouTube videos of The Dead Weather's prior LP, "Horehound" and started groovin' on tracks from that, too.
Alison Mosshart does the female lead vocals for The Dead Weather. She's a perfect counterpoint to Jack White with a voice that can ably carry the blues-rock-grungy sound of The Dead Weather--no small achievement. Also, I may as well state she's gorgeous and yeah, I have a bit of a girl-crush on her that was fully recognized as I dug further back into tracks she'd recorded with her band, "The Kills." I love her voice and attitude.
The Dead Weather are a really tight band with so many influences running through their music that It's nearly impossible to categorize them which is probably fine with them. No one likes to be put in a box though The Dead Weather probably wouldn't mind if you put them in a sleeve and a jacket.
I've pulled up a couple of their videos from a live performance they did about a week ago as well as one from their first LP so you can scroll down and check them out 'em out and see what you think or more importantly how you feel.
The Dead Weather will once again hit the road this Summer in support of the May 11th release of Sea of Cowards. The new dates kick off the second week of July and will culminate with a performance at Brooklyn's Prospect Park in August.Tweet-To-Download for a free "Hustle and Cuss" MP3 and automatically be entered to win a VIP package and flyaway to Bonnaroo!
http://www.tweematic.com/deadweather/ Sea of Cowards drops May 11th courtesy of Third Man Records.
12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
13 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
14 Boston, MA - House of Blues
15 Toronto, Ontario - Sound Academy
17 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
19 San Diego, CA - House of Blues
21 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium
22 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre
24 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
27 Billings, MT - Babcock Theatre
28 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
29 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
30 Chicago, IL - The Congress Theater
31 Detroit, MI - The Fillmore
2 Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head Live!
3 Brooklyn, NY - Prospect Park
The Dead Weather - Die By The Drop (OFFICIAL VIDEO) The Dead Weather - "I'm Mad" (Live from Third Man Records) May 06, 2010 — http://thedeadweather.com The Dead Weather's performance of Hustle And Cuss, live from Third Man Records on May 3rd, 2010. The entire performance was streamed live on Myspace Music.
July 14, 2009 — New short film "Treat Me Like Your Mother" for The Dead Weather directed by Jonathan Glazer. The new album Horehound is in stores on 7/14/09. The Dead Weather is: Alison Mosshart, Jack White, Jack Lawrence and Dean Fertita. www.thedeadweather.com
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