Meg White and Jack White at the 2007 Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Spain
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Background information | |
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Origin | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Genres | Rock, indie rock, alternative rock, garage rock, punk blues |
Years active | 1997–present |
Labels | Warner Bros., V2, Third Man, Sub Pop, Sympathy for the Record Industry, XL, Italy |
Associated acts | The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, The Upholsterers, The Go, Goober & the Peas, Beck, Holly Golightly, The Dirtbombs, Soledad Brothers |
Website | www.whitestripes.com |
Members | |
Jack White Meg White |
The White Stripes use a low-fidelity, do-it-yourself approach to writing and recording. Their music features a melding of punk and blues influences and a raw simplicity of composition, arrangement, and performance. The duo is also noted for their fashion and design aesthetic which features a simple color scheme of red, white, and black. The band's discography consists of six studio albums, one live album, two extended plays (EP), one concert film, one tour documentary, 26 singles and fourteen music videos. The band has sold approximately 12 million albums worldwide,[2][3] two million in the US alone,[4] and their latest three albums have each won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.[5]