The word on... The Dead Weather, Horehound

"Perhaps Jack White's continued dominance over contemporary blues-rock is in fact the product of some deal with the devil – and if that means more bands as fully realized as the Dead Weather, let's hope that Beelzebub will consider a contract renewal." - pitchfork.com

"Pop is firmly on the backburner here, and thrillingly it's this lack of obvious choruses and instead the bizarre little instrumental interludes, spooky stripped-down ballads which build and build, and attacking grooves that will have you coming back to it." - musicomh.com

"'Horehound' commands more attention when the band take chances, as on the spaghetti-Western instrumental '3 Birds' or the reggae-tinged shriek-fest 'I Cut Like a Buffalo'. It's hard to predict how much wear these songs have in them, but at least they aren't forgettable." - avclub.com

"'Horehound' is a complex affair, and indeed displays dour and downright depressing moments, but largely makes for a crackling listen, snapping and popping at you from the off. It elevates, disturbs, annoys and settles the soul in equal measures." - thequietus.com