Beat Box: The Dead Weather

Posted on July 22, 2009 
Filed Under Beat Box, Music

So you’re sick of all your music and ready for some new tunes to rock out to? Have no fear, Taylor, our Bay Area woman on the beat is here to rescue you from your funkless funk with the latest sounds from the music scene. Listen up.

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“You know when a bear comes out from behind a tree and does two swift collection pulls towards itself…swoosh, swoosh?!?! You know what I’m talking about.”
–Jack White describing the sound of his new band for a perfectly quirky video interview The Dead Weather: Their Oral History and Future Plans.

Let me tell you, brothers and sisters, Mr. White’s intriguing description is spot on. Horehound, released on July 14th, is a study in gritty and sometimes fierce independent rock. The songs ferociously assert themselves, no excuses.

This surely comes as no surprise to anyone who has followed the individual members of The Dead Weather in their additional musical pursuits: Alison Mosshart (vocals/guitar) of The Kills; Jack Lawrence (bass/drums) of The Raconteurs; Dean Ferita (guitar/piano) of The Raconteurs and Queens of the Stone Age; and of course, Jack White (vocals/drums) of The White Stripes and The Raconteurs.

One thing’s clear, these fellows can attack a song and beat it until it’s cool. They obviously found their muse in Alison Mosshart who manages to make her raspy, cigarette smoking voice sound downright healthy. Bottom line, the whole thing works. Although a couple of songs get a bit severe for this girl, I’m better off for having listened and I look forward to hearing more.

Catch The Dead Weather live, Sunday August 30th, in Golden Gate Park at SF Outside Lands, along with Band of Horses, Matt & Kim, M.I.A., Modest Mouse, and many more artists you love (or love to hate). Advance single-day tickets are still available for a mere $89.50.

—Taylor

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5 Responses to “Beat Box: The Dead Weather”

  1. Heather on July 23rd, 2009 9:40 am

    Congrats T!

    And thanks for the heads up. I haven’t taken the time to see what’s going on in the rock world lately… didn’t know JW has yet another band. Looking forward to your posts!

  2. Gloria Simpson on July 23rd, 2009 6:35 pm

    Looking forward to more from Taylor Davis

  3. Bekah on July 24th, 2009 9:59 am

    Awesome Tay!! Well Done!

  4. Pete on July 25th, 2009 4:40 am

    Taylor! officially loving it and bookmarked Culturcosm cos of you!

  5. Ashley W. on July 27th, 2009 3:17 pm

    Taylor! Congrats on your blog!!
    Horehound is an incredble eclectic mix that downright puts all those claims to screaming fame.
    it is rock n roll essentail.

    please please hang me up!

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