David Nance & Mowed Sound: David Nance & Mowed Sound [Album Review]

David Nance & Mowed SoundDavid Nance & Mowed SoundThird Man Records [2024] Album Overview: David Nance & Mowed Sound marks the self-titled debut record of David Nance’s latest group and recording project. Led by Nance on vocals and guitar, the album features a crew of veteran Omaha musicians, including Kevin Donahue on drums, James Schroeder … Read more

Hotline TNT: Cartwheel [Album Review]

Hotline TNTCartwheelThird Man Records [2023] Brooklyn-based Hotline TNT’s latest album, Cartwheel, unfolds as a captivating exploration of life’s complexities, love, and the ongoing journey of self-discovery. Will Anderson, the creative force behind the band, infuses the album with a blended indie rock and shoegaze sensibility that is raw and unfiltered. Cartwheel signifies a significant evolution … Read more

Be Your Own Pet: Mommy [Album Review]

Be Your Own PetMommyThird Man Records [2023] Be Your Own Pet has a solid history of delivering a wild and unapologetic ride through the chaotic realm of garage punk and indie rock. Mommy marks the band’s first LP in 15+ years and was written and recorded by the three founding members Jemina Pearl Abegg (vox), … Read more

The Exploding Hearts: Guitar Romantic (Expanded & Remastered) [Classic Album Revisit]

The Exploding HeartsGuitar Romantic (Expanded & Remastered)Third Man Records Released: April 1, 2003/Reissue: May 26, 2023Producer: The Exploding Hearts, Pat KearnsLength: 29:00/Reissue: 38:00 In a world where punk and power pop collide, The Exploding Hearts’ debut album Guitar Romantic emerged as a timeless gem that pays homage to the past while infusing a youthful and … Read more

Olivia Jean: Raving Ghost [Album Review]

Olivia JeanRaving GhostThird Man Records [2023] Back in 2019, when Olivia Jean was opening for The Raconteurs on tour The Fire Note review assessed that her mix of ‘50’s rock & roll, surf guitar sounds, girl group harmonies, and a definitive punk DIY attitude made for “some fun rock & roll nostalgia presented with plenty … Read more

Jack White: Entering Heaven Alive [Album Review]

Jack WhiteEntering Heaven AliveThird Man Records [2022] When Jack White released the hard-hitting rock album Fear of the Dawn, back in April, he promised a second “folk” album was just months away. And for those of us who were curious what White meant exactly by the term folk – was this going to be Woody … Read more

Jack White – “If I Die Tomorrow” [Video]

Jack White has released “If I Die Tomorrow,” the brand-new single from White’s second album of 2022, Entering Heaven Alive (out July 22 via Third Man Records). “If I Die Tomorrow” comes paired with a haunting new video directed by Brantley Gutierrez. Additionally, White & Third Man Records have unveiled the limited edition vinyl variants … Read more

Jack White: Fear Of The Dawn [Album Review]

Jack WhiteFear Of The DawnThird Man Records [2022] There’s a moment in the 2008 guitar rock doc “It Might Get Loud,” featuring Jack White, Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, and U2’s The Edge, when Page starts to play his rock hit classic “Whole Lotta Love,” and the other two’s cool demeanor cracks as fan boy … Read more

The White Stripes: Greatest Hits [Album Review]

The White Stripes Greatest HitsThird Man Records/Columbia Records [2020] Here in 2020, 13 years after the last studio release from The White Stripes, it’s funny for those of us who saw the band live in their heyday in the 00’s because apart from hearing “Seven Nation Army,” on what’s left of alternative rock radio, probably … Read more

Brendan Benson: Dear Life [Album Review]

Brendan Benson Dear LifeThird Man Records [2020] Brendan Benson has the enviable position of being the other front man in the Raconteurs who shares the stage with Jack White, and the rhythm section of Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler. He shares half the vocals, plays guitar and somehow fades into the shadows every-time White steps … Read more

The Raconteurs: Help Us Stranger [Album Review]

The Raconteurs Help Us Stranger Third Man Records [2019] Who: Jack White and The Raconteurs return after an 11 year absence. Sound: Classic rock radio ready. TFN Final Take: Jack White has not ever disappeared but his Raconteurs have been dormant for 11 years until now with the release of their third record Help Us … Read more

Yak: Pursuit Of Momentary Happiness [Album Review]

Yak Pursuit Of Momentary Happiness Third Man Records/Virgin EMI [2019] Who: London trio delivers the follow up to 2016’s Alas Salvation. Sound: Yak conjures screwball blues, with stabs of grandeur, psychedelics, struggle, and politics. There’s a real reason they caught the attention of Jack White, Jason Pierce (Spiritualized), and Jay Watson (Tame Impala, GUM, Pond). … Read more

Sleep: The Sciences [Album Review]

Sleep The Sciences Third Man Records [2018] Fire Note Says: Follow the smoke once more to the riff filled lands. Sleep now presents you with the riff tree Album Review: Over dunes, you’ve walked many miles, your entire body is heavy from the punishing journey. You’ve done as Jerusalem’s sacred texts have said, you followed … Read more

Jack White: Boarding House Reach [Album Review]

Jack White Boarding House Reach Third Man/Columbia Records [2018] Fire Note Says: Jack White’s most eclectic listen to date. Maybe rock is dead? Or is it?. Album Review: If anyone in the indie rock nation could help push the disappearing genre back into the spotlight you think Jack White would be the artist. After already … Read more

Jack White: Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016 [Album Review]

Jack White Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016 Third Man/Columbia Records [2016] Fire Note Says: The softer side of Jack! Album Review: There are not that many times that you can say you saw an artist when but that is how I have always been with The White Stripes as I caught them opening for Sleater-Kinney in 2000 … Read more

Ranked: Third Man Records Vault Packages

If you enjoy vinyl, then at some point you have probably seen some of the forward progression that Jack White and Third Man Records have done over the last several years to help propel the resurgence of wax in everyone’s home. The vault subscription service was launched in 2009 and is definitely part of that … Read more

Courtney Barnett To Release Jack White Produced 7″

Courtney Barnett keeps gainig steam after her excellent record Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit has earned lots of attention. She has now teamed up with Jack White to release a single in White’s Third Man’s “Blue Series.” The A-side “Boxing Day Blues (revisited)” is an epilogue to the closer track … Read more

The Dead Weather: Dodge And Burn [Album Review]

The Dead Weather Dodge And Burn Third Man Records [2015] Fire Note Says: The Dead Weather storm back into play with the fun and scuzzy Dodge And Burn. Album Review: I have to get something off my chest. Jack White’s last album, Lazaretto was not a 4 headphone record. With a handful of good tracks, … Read more

The Dead Weather: “I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)”

The Dead Weather have released an explosive live performance video of their first single, “I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)” from the new record, Dodge and Burn, due out September 25. The clip was shot at Third Man Records and edited by Brad Holland and Jack White.

Dodge and Burn – the band’s third album and first full-length release in five years – is available for pre-order now, with all digital pre-orders receiving an instant grat download of “I Feel Love (Every Million Miles).” The track is also now on sale at digital retailers worldwide.

Third Man Records Vault 25: Dead Weather Dodge & Burn

Here is a vault package that should be of interest to many. Third Man Records’ Vault 25 is a Dead Weather special that features their new album, Dodge & Burn, a limited 7″ and some stylish playing cards. All of the specifics are below and you can order it up HERE. The ONLY special, limited … Read more

Jack White: Live From Bonnaroo 2014 [Album Review]

Jack White Live From Bonnaroo 2014 Third Man Records [2014] Fire Note Says: Jack White releases vault package #22 as a triple LP tour-de-force. Album Review: 2015 is shaping up to be a hell of a year. A new Sleater-Kinney album, a new Radiohead album, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion’s Freedom Tower announced for March, … Read more

Third Man Records Vault Package #23: The White Stripes

2015 marks ten years since the release of the White Stripes’ Get Behind Me Satan album and tour, so Third Man Records is using that milestone as the focus of its 23rd Vault package. The package is completely dedicated to the White Stripes and highlighting their time in South America in 2005. The soft touch, … Read more