You’re either a Jack White fan or you ain’t.  We is.  Despite our misgivings about his predominant genre of choice (blues-based rock; generally been-there-done-that), White has always managed to set the genre on fire with intensity, inventiveness and heat (and not merely the canned variety).  Whether solo or as a part ofThe White Stripes or some other combustible band, White’s live performances can only be summed up as:  I-N-C-E-N-D-I-A-R-Y.  Long ago White re-invented blues-rock in a stripped down format, and begat a bandwagon of copycats (the primary example being the inexplicably popular Black Keys, who have added comparatively nothing of worth–just our unbridled opinion, Patrick Carney, since you’re being oh so honest these days).  Thankfully, he continues to carry the torch for the genre.

In case you’ve had your head in the sand or otherwise missed it, Mr. White will soon release his new album Lazaretto and today released another song from the album.  Check out Just One Drink below (via Rolling Stone), which sees White playing second fiddle in the violin-dominated song that reminds of early-70s Rolling Stones (circa Sticky Fingers or Exiles).  After, check out two other songs released from the album, the incendiary title track and the all-instrumental High Ball Stepper.  White’s second solo album officially arrives on June 10th via Third Man.  The album’s 11-song tracklist is below the songs, followed by current tour dates.

Lazaretto Tracklist:
01. Three Women
02. Lazaretto
03. Temporary Ground
04. Would You Fight For My Love?
05. High Ball Stepper
06. Just One Drink
07. Alone In My Home
08. Entitlement
09. That Black Bat Licorice
10. I Think I Found The Culprit
11. Want And Able

Jack White 2014 Tour Dates:
05/29 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom *
05/30 – Lubbock, TX @ Wild West *
05/31-06/01 – Houston, TX @ Free Press Summer Festival
06/02 – Shreveport, LA @ Municipal Auditorium *
06/03 – New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre *
06/05 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte *
06/07 – New York, NY @ Governors Ball Music Festival
06/12-15 – Manchester, TN @ Bonaroo Music and Arts Festival
06/25-29 – Pilton, UK @ Glastonbury Music Festival
06/26 – Dublin, IE @ Royal Hospital Kilmainham
06/29 – Paris, FR @ L’Olympia
06/30 – Paris, FR @ L’Olympia
07/03 – Amsterdam, NL @ Heineken Music Hall
07/04 – Gdynia, PL @ Open’er Festival
07/05 – London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
07/19 – Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival
07/20 – St. Louis, MO @ Fox Theatre &
07/21 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom &
07/23 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre &
07/24 – Chicago, IL @ Auditorium Theatre &
07/27 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE Outdoors &
07/28 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre &
07/30 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple Theatre &
07/31 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre &
08/01-03 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Music & Arts Festival

* = w/ Kelley Stoltz
& = w/ Benjamin Booker