No Name (album)

White recorded No Name in 2023 and 2024 at Third Man Studio in Nashville. ==Composition==

No Name has generally been described musically as garage rock, blues rock, On his WDET-FM radio show, Ryan Patrick Hooper described the album as being "dirty, grimy, [and] gritty". ==Release==

On July 19, 2024, Third Man Records included a free 12-inch vinyl record with all purchases made at their store locations in Detroit, London, and Nashville, without offering customers any details about the record. Employees at the locations were also not briefed about the record's contents, only being instructed by their management to include it with every purchase made free of charge. The record was also mailed to certain members of the Third Man Vault vinyl subscription service. Side A of the record has "Heaven and Hell" etched into its dead wax area, while side B has "Black and Blue" etched into it. Later that day, Third Man took to social media to encourage those who obtained the record to rip its audio digitally and share it online. Vinyl copies of the album were put up for sale on eBay shortly after release, generally being priced between $500 and $1,000. Shortly after the album's release on July 27, White played a show at American Legion Post 82 in Nashville where new LP copies of No Name on blue vinyl with a cover art, track titles, and liner notes were made available for attendees to purchase. White announced on July 31 that No Name would receive a digital release on August 2 as well as releases on blue vinyl, limited to independent record stores, and standard black vinyl; Third Man stores sold the album exclusively one day early, on August 1. A music video for "That's How I'm Feeling" composed of montaged live show footage was released on September 12. ==Critical reception==

According to review aggregator Metacritic, No Name received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 86 out of 100 from 17 critic scores. Pastes Matt Mitchell considered No Name to be White's best solo album to date, as well his third-best album when including his band works, Noah Barker of The Line of Best Fit similarly praised White's ability to maintain his mystique in the digital age, saying: "Modern music releasing has made easier the focus-grouping, corporatization of music, but also the hyper-individualization of art. You can cut your tree and let it fall extravagantly, and if it's never heard by another soul, that's your mystery to keep. White lets a new mystique seep through on every release, a different angle into a wondrously fretful mind". Year-end lists Numerous critics and publications listed No Name in their year-end ranking of the best albums of 2024, often inside the top fifteen. ==Track listing==

Personnel adapted from album liner notes. Primary artist • Jack White – guitar (all tracks), vocals (all tracks), keys (track 3), drums (track 3) Additional musicians • Carla Azar – drums (track 5), percussion (track 5) • Dominic Davis – bass (tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12) • Olivia Jean – bass (track 1), drums (track 3) • Daru Jones – drums (tracks 3, 7, 11), percussion (tracks 3, 7) • Patrick Keeler – drums (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13), percussion (tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 13) • Dan Mancini – additional bass (track 3) • Quincy McCrary – keyboards (tracks 3, 7, 10) • David Swanson – bass (track 2), keys (track 13) • Scarlett White – bass (tracks 5, 9) Technical personnel • Bernie Grundman – mastering • Dan Mancini – engineering assistant • Shibby Poole – engineering assistant • Bill Skibbe – mixing, engineering • Josh Smith – additional engineering (track 3) • Jack White – production, mixing Other personnel • Roe Peterhans – layout • Henry White – cover art • Jack White – cover art, photography • Scarlett White – cover art • Jordan Williams – layout ==Charts==