Jack White Announces Official Release of Surprise Album ‘No Name’
The album was originally a free giveaway slipped into the orders of Third Man Records customers.
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Jack White’s surprise album No Name is getting an official release tomorrow (Friday, August 1) via his Third Man Records label.
The album first came to the public’s attention earlier this month when copies of it were slipped into Third Man customer’s orders without them knowing.
People began uploading songs from the untitled clear vinyl to YouTube and shared clips of songs via social media. White even played a couple of songs off the album at a show in Nashville on the weekend before announcing the album is getting both an official vinyl and digital release.
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“True to his DIY roots, this album was recorded, produced, and mixed by White at his Third Man Studio throughout 2023 and 2024, pressed to vinyl at Third Man Pressing, and released by Third Man Records,” reads a press release about No Name.
“With the surprise unveiling of No Name, via a giveaway with purchase in Third Man stores on July 19th, fans proved that the rumblings of something mysterious can grow into the beautiful experience of a community sharing the excitement and energy of music and art. Third Man is thrilled today to bring this music and mission to a wider audience.”
The release of No Name comes two years after White’s last releases, 2022s Entering Heaven Alive and Fear of the Dawn.
No Name is released tomorrow, Friday, August 2 via Third Man Records. You can pre-order the album here. Check out the artwork and tracklist below.
No Name tracklist
1. Old Scratch Blues
2. Bless Yourself
3. That’s How I’m Feeling
4. It’s Rough on Rats (If You’re Asking)
5. Archbishop Harold Holmes
6. Bombing Out
7. What’s the Rumpus?
8. Tonight (Was a Long Time Ago)
9. Underground
10. Number One With a Bullet
11. Morning at Midnight
12. Missionary
13. Terminal Archenemy Endling
