If you’ve ever had a hankering to pore over nearly every word Jack White has written over the past two decades, circle Oct. 21 on your calendar for the release of Collected Lyrics and Selected Writing Volume 1, which rounds up lyrics from his solo recordings plus the Raconteurs, the Dead Weather and other collaborations.
The Third Man Books project also includes poems and other writing about music, politics and art by White, rare photos and exclusive essays by poet Adrian Matejka, fellow Detroit native Dream Hampton and Third Man co-founder Ben Blackwell. Click here to preorder.
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Collected Lyrics follows the 2023 release of a similar compendium of White Stripes lyrics. The group has not performed since a 2009 one-off on Late Night With Conan O’Brien but White continues to play their material in his solo shows.
Per its web site, “Third Man Books is dedicated to publishing the best in poetry, fiction, speculative fiction, SF/F and non-fiction with the same diversity and award-winning design that are hallmarks of our partner company, Third Man Records.”
White will be on the road for a handful of festivals this summer and fall, including Bourbon and Beyond in Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 13, Riot Fest in Chicago on Sept. 20 and the CBGB Festival on Sept. 27 Under the K Bridge in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Last week, he drafted John C. Reilly to inhabit the spirit of the title character of the song “Archbishop Harold Holmes” in a new video directed by Gilbert Trejo. Set in a southern church replete with a glowing neon cross, the clip finds Reilly, as Holmes, passionately channelling the Lord to a handful of congregants before the true nature of his situation is revealed. “Holmes” can be found on White’s 2024 album No Name, which he released with no advanced fanfare.
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