The White Stripes "Icky Thump" metal Bill Hader

Bill Hader

and Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields

The American punk rock band Social Distortion formed in 1978 in Fullerton

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The White Stripes "Icky Thump" metal Bill HaderWith its title an Americanization of the Northern British phrase "ecky thump" and its cover featuring Jack and Meg bedecked as a Pearly King and Queen, "Icky Thump" is a centered, powerful statement as the final studio album from the duo. Recorded in the lush environs of Nashville's Blackbird Studios, the trumpet, bagpipes and 1940's synthesizer all feel appropriate here, driving home the idea that the White Stripes were consistent through whatever