The Dead Weather - Sea Of Cowards

The bands first album Horehound gained a positive response and earned the band a lot of fans that liked the band for reasons other than the fact Jack White was in it. It was interesting to listen to the collaboration of the musicians on the first album, with White grooving the beats on the drums and providing back up vocals, letting the wonderful and sexy Alison Mosshart take the lead for the most part.

The first thing you will notice about the bands sophomere effort is the change in vocal presence. White sings almost as much as Mosshart which contrasts well with her vocals. A wider range of vocal styles are used creating an interesting sound that is different from the first album but also runs the risk of making the band seem like just another Jack White side project (which would probably be the likely response if this were the first release by the band).

Nevertheless, the two main artists focus on a different aspect of rock music, shying away from the catchy choruses and melodic licks similar to The Kills and The White Stripes, relying more on vicious guitar leads and the ferocity of the band as a whole for the hooks. It definitely has its stranger moments and seems to have more focus than the first album. It comes down to preference in the end, but fans of their previous work will love this, as will all the Jack White sweaters. 8/10

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