Those rarities will likely encourage collectors to dig into their pockets to spring for this, even though most of these songs are easily available on White Stripes, Raconteurs and White’s own solo albums.
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Speaking on NPR’s show All Things Considered last week, Jack White compared Beyoncé to Aretha Franklin and said she wanted to form a band with him. Imagine a world where Jack White’s next band had Beyoncé as a singer.
Over the weekend White released his new record Acoustic Recordings 1998-2015, a 26 track collection of stripped-back versions of known White songs from old acts intermingled with a few new releases.
“She took the sketch of a lyrical outline and turned it into the most bodacious, vicious, incredible song. Well, I would love to do something.’ I’ve always loved her voice”, he explained.
White has plenty of newfound respect for the 20-time Grammy winning superstar after joining her on “Don’t Hurt Yourself”.
Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016 is out now on White’s label, Third Man Records/Columbia. “Don’t Hurt Yourself is incredibly intense; I’m so amazed at what she did with it”.
Having the passionate “White Moon” and the backwoods blues balladry of “Never Far Away” rolling out next to the Beck produced “Honey, We Can’t Afford To Look This Cheap” which smirks of joy; all of the tracks show the dynamism of their creator.
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Prior to his performance, White joined Fallon for an interview to discuss the package, where he revealed “Love Is The Truth” was written for a 2006 Coca-Cola commercial that aired just once before being pulled.
