The White Stripes "Icky Thump" 2024-03-29 The Beacon Street Collection

The Beacon Street Collection

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The White Stripes "Icky Thump" 2024-03-29 The Beacon Street CollectionWith its title an Americanization of the Northern British phrase "ecky thump" and its cover featuring Jack and Meg bedecked as a Pearly King and Queen, "Icky Thump" is a centered, powerful statement as the final studio album from the duo. Recorded in the lush environs of Nashville's Blackbird Studios, the trumpet, bagpipes and 1940's synthesizer all feel appropriate here, driving home the idea that the White Stripes were consistent through whatever