Jack White - "Lazaretto"

http://youtu.be/qI-95cTMeLM We'd been skeptical of Jack White's solo career since the bit-too-familiar Blunderbuss back in 2012. But he really had us reconsider his solo potential with "Lazaretto," the lead single and title track of his new album - a flashy track laden with organ, horns, some glitchy synths, and it even had a freaking fiddle solo! He reached a new level of ambition with this track, but still reveled in a bit of (I'd call deserved) self-celebration.

And now we have a video fittingly as flashy and self-celebratory to the max. Every bad-ass thing White could think of is here: shattering glass, guitar-playing shadows, audacious floral-print suits, sports cars, bucking bulls, and Jack White chest pieces. Wait, what the fuck? OK, you might argue he went too far there, but hey; it's still a killer song and a fun enough set of visuals. Enjoy!

Lazaretto's out tomorrow via White's Third Man Records. Try getting your hands on one of these crazy-ass "ULTRA LP"s!

Jack White- "Sixteen Saltines"

Jack White recently announced that he has a new solo LP on the way, which will be his first full-length release with any project since the announcement of the White Stripes' breakup. Titled Blunderbuss, the album is looking at an April 24 release via White's own Third Man Records. "Sixteen Saltines," the second taste we've been given of the album, has been paired up with a somewhat unsettling new video.

The clip splices together shots of children and teenagers acting out various forms of surreal and often kid-unfriendly behavior, which ranges from getting heavily tattooed to vandalizing what looks like an abandoned building. White himself doesn't have a prominent role until near the end, when he is shown bound by rope in the back seat of a car, on top of which a teenager prepares to set it on fire. Watch the AG Rojas-directed video above.