Icky Thump

Released 10 years ago as of the making of this annotation, Icky Thump was released as the final album by the White Stripes on June 19, 2007 in the United States. The record featured the return of the hard garage rock and blues rock sound, while introducing experimental elements like synths and bagpipes.

Tracks like “Icky Thump” and “Little Cream Soda” maintain the punk-blues sound while tracks like “You Don’t Know What Love Is” have a country and a more alt-rock sound to it. “Conquest” is a cover of the Patti Page tune of the same name and embraces trumpets done by mariachi trumpeter Regulao Aldama, which was overdubbed several times.

The record was released to critical acclaim. Despite this, while on tour, Meg suffered a panic attack and the rest of the dates had to be canceled. The band then went on hiatus, making few appearances and concert dates. They performed, what would be, their last performance on the final of Late Night With Conan O'Brien, where they performed We’re Going to Be Friends. Then, on February 2, 2011, the band announced that they’re no longer recording music under the name.