WATCH: First Song from Jack White's Model Wife
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Karen Elson
The first time Jack White started rocking out with his spouse, he formed the White Stripes. Now, he's attempting to craft some new marital music with his wife of four years, supermodel Karen Elson. Watch her debut solo video below!
It's a live, acoustic version of the title track from The Ghost Who Walks, Elson's 12-song debut album produced by White and recorded at his Third Man Studios in Nashville, due for a summer release. In the video, Elson strums an acoustic guitar and belts out the somber ballad while niftily clad array band members stand idly in the shadows, perhaps hinting at what's to come on the other 11 songs.
The song -- which can be downloaded for free in exchange for a valid email address towards the bottom of her official website -- carries a hint of Van Lear Rose, the 2004 album White produced for country legend Loretta Lynn. Elson, who married White in 2005, exudes sophistication and a husky but captivatingly feminine croon.
While this marks her first solo effort, Elson's no stranger to singing: She recorded with Cat Power on a tribute to French songwriter Serge Gainsbourg and co-founded the Citizens Band, a loose collective of NYC performers that boasts Melissa Auf der Maur, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Shudder to Think's Craig Wedren as contributors.
So, what do you make of Elson's new effort? Check out "The Ghost Who Walks" and sound off below.
WATCH: Karen Elson, "The Ghost Who Walks"
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- Posted By alice in wonderlund
03.04.10 2:36 AM
Actually this song is a total rip off of the song everywhere by cranes.
The guitar riff is almost identical.
I guess some people think money can buy you originality or have no respect for other artists and copyright laws.
- Posted By jesus h christ
02.27.10 4:18 PM
umm it sounds nothing like tegan and sarah, the only similarity are the words in the title the words ghost and walk. i doubt either of you who think its the same song or even sounds similar should really go listen to the band first
- Posted By Jopaganda
02.26.10 5:05 AM
Simplicity is the key to perfection and this piece of film is simply that. Her energy is sincere and timeless. Within seconds you are focused. She possesses a voice enough to throw shivers down your spine and tickle the nerve endings. With the tension of the perfectly still band in the background, you anxiously await until the break comes. But the band never engages. Leaving you wondering why the band is there in the first place? But in the end its alright. Enough impact was made. Focused on the front woman, the song grows warmer as the background fades from grey to red and then comes to close. I can't help but watch it again. This is exactly where music is and needs to be heading. Back to the basics. A voice and and a few simple chords is all thats needed here. Keep it simple. Techno is dead.
- Posted By Sceptre007
02.24.10 4:25 PM
Karen's liver performance sounds better than most of today's studio efforts. Well done visually, great, haunting vocals...leaves you yearning for the balance of the dozen.
Bring it to Reno/Tahoe...that's the facts!
- Posted By David Marchese
02.24.10 1:40 PM
- This song feels like a chorus waiting to happen, but I like it.
05.11.10 11:07 PM
I whole heartedly agree with jponly. "pleasantly surprised"