Jack White – Blunderbuss (180G)

Vinyl, LP, Album

This solo outfit is quieter than his other endeavors: there’s gentler blues, softer guitars, and cool touches of the electric piano. There’s lots of acoustic, given that Meg is missing at the drums. This album is, if not in so many words, most about divorce: each song is tinged with the sadness of failed love and the pain it leaves behind. Even so, it’s sweet and full of warm melodies that stay in the mind and heart to stir up as much joy as they do pain. If you’re a Stripes continuant, this album should be in your collection.