That stylistic dynamic plays itself out in less blatant juxtapositions throughout the rest of the album. "You Don't Understand Me" is a classic power-popper replete with twinkling piano and smooth, layered vocal harmonies, while raw garage-rock stomper "Hold Up" leaps out with almost savage ferocity. The most rewarding moments may be the ones where White and Benson collaborate to create a fresh-sounding sonic paradigm, as on "The Switch and the Spur," a trumpet-punctuated epic that sounds more akin to a testosterone-enhanced Decemberists than anything else. Ultimately, White and Benson honor just enough of their respective pasts to ensure a vital future for the Raconteurs.
01 Consoler of the lonely - 3:25 02 Salute your solution - 2:59 03 You don't understand me - 4:53 04 Old enough - 3:57 05 The switch and the spur - 4:25 06 Hold up - 3:26 07 Top yourself - 4:25 08 Many shades of black - 4:24 09 Five on the five - 3:33 10 Attention - 3:40 11 Pull this blanket off - 1:59 12 Rich kid blues - 4:34
13 These stones will shout - 3:54 14 Carolina drama - 5:55