Anyone familiar with "White Stripes" ???


I keep hearing one of their tunes on the radio ( Fell in love with a girl ). It does not sound like the typical "alterna-metali-pap*" that some of the local stations typically play. As such, it did not seem to blend in that well and really caught my ear.

As soon as it started, i instantly pictured the Davies brothers ( aka The Kinks ) going of on one of their high energy rampages like back in "da old days". If someone would have told me that it was an old Kinks tune, i would have had no problem believing them.

With that in mind, does anybody know anything about this band ? Where are they from, how many albums, how is the rest of the album that this song came from, etc... ??? Are they worth checking out ??? Sean
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*simplification for the generic new music that blends alternative, metal, pop and rap all into one mish-mash that lacks creativity and individuality. You know the stuff, you hear it on the radio and MTV every day i.e. modern music "bullshit"...
sean
Indeed they are pretty good,a kind of heavier blues type slant on Indie rock...................
Not a bad band, but way overhyped by the "hipster indie rock" critics. The band sounds like a watered down version of the flaming lips, a great indie rock band. I am not sure about the brother/sister part, though. I was told that they are ex-husband and ex-wife. I may be wrong.

If you want to check out some great new music check out new releases by Starsailor and Gomez. Let me know what you think of these bands.
Sorry Drew you've drawn too lame ducks with those two recommendations,to be fair they are both young artists but I find both lightweight and irritating,sorry.
I caught them at a show in Detroit as the opening act for a show the recently re-formed Pretty Things played here in Michigan. Hadn't heard them up to that point, though I did quite dig the sound they were cranking out. A nice stripped down and energetic mix of '60's garage and rockabilly to my ears (for this particular gig anyway). It's funny seeing all the hype surrounding them at this point, although I imagine I should try checking them out a little more closely.
The White Stripes do some pretty cool rockin' music (and I've also heard that they are brother & sister) while Starsailor on the other hand sound like the annoying stepchild of Echo & the Bunnymen and Traivs.