Into The Music
Jack White is not much for nostalgia, even when he is revisiting the foundational sounds of his career. His new singles, “G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs” and “Derecho Demonico,” released via Third Man Records, feel like a controlled demolition of his previous sprawl. After the meandering experimentation that characterized some of his recent work, these tracks are a sharp, focused return to the snarling blues-rock that made him a household name. Performing both on Saturday Night Live earlier this month alongside host Jack Black, White proved that his sixth appearance on the legendary stage was just as fiery as his first.
“G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs” is a psychedelic, apocalyptic stomp. It features a hip-hop-adjacent vocal delivery that White has flirted with before, but here it feels more integrated into the “preacher at the end of the world” persona he is cultivating. The riffs are classic White—two-chord structures that feel like they were unearthed from a haunted Delta swamp. It is a twisted Adam and Eve tale for an age that feels increasingly like it is staring down its own sunset. The song does not just ask for attention; it demands a reckoning.
Then there is “Derecho Demonico,” a track that had already built a legend on his 2025 “No Name” tour. It is a funkier, more distorted beast, punctuated by a bluesy swagger and a mid-song organ solo that feels like a lightning strike. The title translates to “demonic right,” and the lyrics evoke a narrator arriving on the back of a twister, a force of nature that cannot be reasoned with. It is a masterclass in tension and release. Together, these singles suggest that White is entering a new era of productivity, one that balances his restless curiosity with the raw power of his garage-rock roots. If this is what the end of the world sounds like, at least it has a great soundtrack.
