The stoop is where it started and your rump is where it ends. That’s Cadillac Jones for you. Standing on the shoulders of giants like Herbie Hancock, the Crusaders, and John Coltrane, Cadillac Jones’ sound is one part jazz, one part funk, and three sheets to the wind. The band combines driving rythms, tight melodies, and improvisational jams to create a sound that grinds the hips and tickles the mind.
Yes, I admit this interview is more than a bit contrived, but is also hilarious. Jack White is at the heart of yet another phenomenal band.
The Dead Weather consists of two members of Jack White’s sideline combo, the Raconteurs as well as Alison Mosshart from The Kills. As Andrew Perry wrote in his review for the Telegraph: “The interplay between Mosshart and White is intriguing: whether moaning or shrieking, they’re often all but indistinguishable from each other.”
I have to admit… the first time I heard “Treat Me Like Your Mother,” I couldn’t tell their voices apart.
If you haven’t heard of The Kills, then come out from under your rock. And, yes, I was listening to them before Alison Mosshart, who happens to be at the top of my “cool rock chicks” list, began collaborating with Jack White. As an NME reviewer put it, “The kills eat, drink, shag and possibly intravenously inject rock’n'roll.”
This song is one of my favourites (for obvious reasons).
