"Jack White has revealed his loyalties are now "divided totally 50/50" between The White Stripes and his new band The Raconteurs .
The guitarist has been touring with The Raconteurs , the band he formed with pal Brendan Benson , for most of the year. But in between promoting their debut album 'Broken Boy Soldiers' he has been working on a new White Stripes record with bandmate Meg White ."
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"The White Stripes Jack White , Christina Aguilera and Buddy Guy all joined The Rolling Stones onstage at their New York City theatre show last night (October 29).
The special guests helped out the rock veterans at the first of their two nights at the Beacon Theater .
White joined Mick Jagger on vocals for a version of 'Loving Cup' from the Stones ' 1972 classic 'Exile On Main Street'."
"Jack White has denied claims that he has more fun with The Raconteurs than with The White Stripes.
White , who hasn't recorded with The White Stripes since 2005's 'Get Behind Me, Satan' and is currently playing a series of UK shows with The Raconteurs , hit back at the suggestion that he had moved on from his original band.
"People are assuming that The White Stripes is somehow painful for me, or too great a burden," he explained. "But I love the constrictions of The White Stripes. It really makes my brain do what my brain wants to do."
"Ten White Stripes tracks have been given new orchestral readings for an album dubbed "Aluminium," due Nov. 6 internationally via XL Recordings. A North American release date has yet to be announced.
White was not involved in the project, which was spearheaded by XL head Richard Russell. "I've grown up on popular music, but in the last couple of years I've begun to appreciate classical music, and for some reason I've often thought of the White Stripes when I've heard it: the hypnotic, repetitious, enigmatic nature of it," he says.
Working with composer Jody Talbot, Russell drafted a "specially assembled orchestra comprising many of the U.K.'s finest young classical musicians" to perform tracks like "The Hardest Button to Button," "I'm Bound To Pack It Up," "Let's Build a Home" and "Forever for Her (Is Over for Me)." Four Tet has remixed the latter cut but it has not yet been revealed how that version will be released.
"Aluminium" will only be available through the project's Web site in a limited run of 3,333 CDs and 999 vinyl albums, the latter edition of which will include a silkscreen print by artist Rob Jones. The album will also be sold in digital form."
Here is the track list for "Aluminium":
"Aluminum"
"I'm Bound To Pack It Up"
"Why Cant You Be Nicer To Me?"
"Astro"
"Never Far Away"
"Little Bird"
"Let's Build a Home"
"Who's a Big Baby?"
"The Hardest Button to Button"
"Forever for Her (Is Over for Me)"
"Jack White has cast more confusion on his future in an exclusive interview within NME.COM 's latest podcast.
Despite claiming to be "ready to make a lot of records", White wouldn't say whether his next release would be with The White Stripes or The Raconteurs."
The complete article has a link that will take you to the mp3 of Jack's interview. Check it out here. If you would like to subscribe to NME's podcast you can do so via iTunes.
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