Jack is back! (and Meg, although it doesn't have the same ring to it)

I finally got around to listening to the new White Stripes album. Not surprisingly, this one is more like the earlier efforts since the last one, Get Behind Me Satan, was much more experimental. The good news is I allow each of my favorite bands to take a mulligan on the inevitable concept album which almost inevitably bombs. The sound the band finds this time is most similar to De Stijl, i.e. a little less raw and a little more pop-oriented without going completely mainstream, although I'm sure there is a single from Icky Thump which Much Music is duly running into the ground.