- rock, blues rock, garage rock revival, indie rock
- 38 min
- 13 tracks
- Sympathy for the Record Industry
De Stijl is the second studio album by the American rock duo the White Stripes, independently released by the label Sympathy for the Record Industry on June 20, 2000. It was conceived before band members Jack White and Meg White divorced, who nonetheless continued working together and presented themselves as siblings.
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Character
Spare, intimate, grave and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- The Boston Phoenix3/4 ★
- NME8/10
- Pitchfork9.1/10
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- Stylus MagazineA−
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Tracks
- A1You’re Pretty Good Looking (for a Girl)1:50
- A2Hello Operator2:36
- A3Little Bird3:07
- A4Apple Blossom2:13
- A5I’m Bound to Pack It Up3:10
- A6Death Letter4:30
- A7Sister, Do You Know My Name?2:52
- B8Truth Doesn’t Make a Noise3:15
- B9A Boy’s Best Friend4:22
- B10Let’s Build a Home1:58
- B11Jumble, Jumble1:54
- B12Why Can’t You Be Nicer to Me?3:22
- B13Your Southern Can Is Mine2:29
13 tracks, 38 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The White Stripes
- Label
- Sympathy for the Record Industry
- Released
- June 20, 2000
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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