Jazz + Metal?

I love finding new music and new artists to listen to. Every now and then I find a band that's great at what they do and has a unique sound. Hearing a group of people create music that is entirely their own is something that I never get tired of.

I've known about the band "The Dead Weather" since their start in 2009, and I've loved every song that they've put out since. Defined as a "supergroup", the band is made up of Jack White (The White Stripes), Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs), Alison Mosshart (The Kills), and Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age). I'm an avid fan of anything to do with Jack White and I snatched up their first album the day it hit stores. I was far from dissapointed with their raw sound and the ferocity of Alison's vocals. There is a sense of impulsiveness in the way their music is produced. All of the members are seasoned musicians and more room for experimentation is left open. Many notes and chords that are produced sound a bit out of place at first, but fall together with the intense emotion that can only be compared to soulful jazz. I know it sounds weird, but as you listen to the long instrumental pieces and rough vocals, these jazz elements start to reveal themselves.

The best way to describe the totally distinctive sound of "The Dead Weather" is to show it to you.

The link below contains a video of their first single, "Die by the Drop", from their latest album.

After giving it a quick listen, tell me what you think!

Would you turn this up? Or turn it down?

An Explanation.

From my experience, people will reply with one of two options when exposed to new music.
They will either find the music enjoyable and exclaim "Turn it up!"
Or they will find that their ears are bleeding profusely and scream "Turn it down!"

I find that most music belongs in the first catagory, but sometimes I find a real winner that just deserves to be enjoyed by the public. This blog will highlight a different song, band, or genre that I find interesting, annoying, or just entertaining. After sampling some of the sounds of the week, I'll either rate it with a positive "Turn it up!" or a negative "Turn it down!". Feel free to comment and either agree with the rating or disagree. You can suggest songs to praise or humiliate, and I'll gladly give them a listen.