i apologize for the all-caps in the post.

but MARIMBA!?!?



THE WHITE STRIPES WILL RELEASE THEIR NEW ALBUM — THE BAND'S FIFTH — ON THIRD MAN RECORDS/ V2 RECORDS ON JUNE 7TH 2005. RECORDED IN DETROIT AT JACK WHITE'S THIRD MAN STUDIOS, MIXED IN MEMPHIS AT ARDENT STUDIOS AND MASTERED IN NEW YORK CITY AT MASTERDISK, THE ALBUM WILL BE TITLED GET BEHIND ME SATAN.

THE ALBUM CONTAINS 13 ORIGINAL SONGS, ALL OF THEM WRITTEN ON PIANO, ACOUSTIC GUITAR AND MARIMBA. THE FIRST SINGLE IS TITLED “BLUE ORCHID.” GET BEHIND ME SATAN WAS WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND MIXED BY JACK WHITE.

JACK WHITE DESCRIBES THE RECORD AS AN EXPLORATION OF "CHARACTERS AND THE IDEAL OF TRUTH."

THE WHITE STRIPES START A WORLD TOUR ON MAY 11TH IN MEXICO. THEY WILL PERFORM AT THE GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL IN ENGLAND IN JUNE AND WILL COMMENCE A TOUR OF THE U.S AT A LATER DATE — DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED.


TRACK LISTING AS FOLLOWS:

1. Blue Orchid
2. The Nurse
3. My Doorbell
4. Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)
5. Little Ghost
6. The Denial Twist
7. White Moon
8. Instinct Blues
9. Passive Manipulation
10. Take, Take, Take
11. As Ugly As I Seem
12. Red Rain
13. I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet)

JACK WHITE DESCRIBES THE RECORD AS AN EXPLORATION OF "CHARACTERS AND THE IDEAL OF TRUTH."

way to be specific

Sounds kinda weird. Here's the first song

I don't know what a Marimba is but I'm looking forward to hearing the new stuff and I love the album title.

I dig the new song.

Like a big xylophone, only the keys are made of wood and they're stricken with padded or soft rubber mallets instead of metal, producing a much deeper, softer sound.
While that may suggest the new title should've been "Get Behind Me Stereolab," the new song shows they're still The White Stripes, ie, awesome.

I can't wait and am going to hunt Jack White down at Detroit clubs until he lets me listen to the record or punches me in the face.

Sounds like SOMEBODY'S been listening to Eagles of Death Metal!!!

yes. 'tis sweet.