Back with a heavy metal banger titled ‘Fear of the Dawn’, Jack White reminds the world of his massive success in revitalizing garage rock back in the early 2000s, along with all the gold he’s produced through his solo material and White Stripes.

‘Fear of the Dawn’ takes very little time to introduce itself – with a guitar riff to set the mood, it surely will take just as little time for the listener to understand what’s to come as it does for the rest of the band to kick into full force. The crashing drums set the aggression of the rest of the song right away, with the thick bass-and-guitar layered riff that sets the foundation, with hints of electric guitar squealing and screeching. Jack White’s voice emerges after a couple repetitions with his classic near-yelling delivery that’s both energizing and empowering, all the while staying perfectly on key. The multi-layering of his voice, an effect that remains consistent through the entirety of the song, is key to achieve the thick sound he set out to get for ‘Fear of the Dawn’. Though not harmonized, the sheer strength of the words and the performance do enough to properly convey the marching heaviness of the track. The effects sprawled through the composition is the icing on the cake, adding the creepy element of garage-rock music, though this song feels far heavier than White’s usual music. The beatdown grooves and trashy-grit amplifying the guitars are totally coming from the garage roots, but overall the punk and metal feel dominate the theme of ‘Fear of the Dawn’.

Jack White always delivers, and such is the case with ‘Fear of the Dawn’. It’s an awesome beatdown track that’ll pump you up as much as the strongest brew of coffee one could find. It’s energizing, and its very short length of just a few seconds over two minutes is sure to have you repeat the song at least a few times per listen.

Author: Nicholas Gaudet

Music producer and writer from Dieppe, Canada.