Lazaretto

When Lazaretto roars to action with the sweltering, Hammond-driven rocker “Three Women”, Jack White is on familiar terrain, unleashing a supercharged, garagey blues riff that’s as archetypal as the theme. But when the “red, blonde and brunette” ladies in question appear in a “digital photograph”, the anachronism is a striking reminder of White’s gift for recasting classic musical elements in arrestingly modern contexts. There are plenty of such moments on Lazaretto, like when the title track’s heavy… read more