"I thought it was going to be quieter, but it ended up being this really intense rock & roll record." Jack White says of the group's fourth album.
Jack said the album's title alludes to a balance between power and innocence. "Which is like me and Meg's contrast in the band," he says. "An elephant has the two of our personalities in one creature."
The tracklisting is as follows, with first single heavily touted to be ‘Seven Nation Army’.
1."Seven Nation Army"
2."Black Math"
3."There's No Home for You Here"
4."I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself"
5. "In the Cold, Cold Night"
6. "I Want To Be the Boy"
7. "You've Got Her in Your Pocket"
8. "Ball and Biscuit"
9. "The Hardest Button to Button"
10. "Little Acorns"
11. "Hypnotize"
12. "The Air Near My Fingers"
13. "Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine"
14. "It's True That We Love One Another"
The UK tour dates are listed below but be sure to book tickets soon as these shows are likely to sell out very quickly.
APRIL
7th - Wolverhampton Civic
8th - Manchester Apollo
10th - Glasgow Academy
11th - London Brixton Academy
Due to the London date selling out almost instantly they have added an extra show:
12th - London Brixton Academy
‘Elephant’ will be released in the UK on April 7 through XL Recordings.
DiScuss: Are you disappointed that The White Stripes will be playing such large venues? Is this the last album before they split?