Fear of the Dawn
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| Fear of the Dawn | ||||
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| Released | April 8, 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
| Studio | Third Man Studio (Nashville) | |||
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| Length | 39:54 | |||
| Label | Third Man | |||
| Producer | Jack White | |||
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Fear of the Dawn is the fourth studio album by the American rock musician Jack White, released on April 8, 2022, through Third Man Records. The album was written in Nashville and recorded throughout 2021 at Third Man Studio.[4] It was ranked as the 13th best guitar album of 2022 by Guitar World readers.[5]
In October 2021, White released "Taking Me Back", his first solo single since 2018.[6] In November, White revealed that he would release two solo albums in 2022: Fear of the Dawn, which will feature White's traditional rock sound, and Entering Heaven Alive, a folk album, planned for release on July 22.[7] White released a video for "Taking Me Back" on November 11.[8]
In December 2021, White announced the Supply Chain Issues Tour kicking off on April 8, 2022, in Detroit, Michigan. The tour covers North America and Europe.[9] On February 11, 2022, White released the title track "Fear of the Dawn" as the B-side of the lead single from Entering Heaven Alive, "Love Is Selfish", and uploaded the music video for "Fear of the Dawn" on YouTube the same day.[10] On March 3, 2022, White released the song "Hi-De-Ho" (which features rapper Q-Tip, formerly of hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest) as the second standalone single from Fear of the Dawn.[11] Finally on April 7, 2022, White released "What's the Trick?" as one last surprise single the day before the album was released.[12]
Fear of the Dawn was released on April 8, 2022.[13]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10[14] |
| Metacritic | 75/100[15] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [16] |
| American Songwriter |  [17] |
| DIY | [18] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[19] |
| The Independent | [20] |
| NME | [21] |
| Paste | 6.5/10[22] |
| Pitchfork | 6.5/10[1] |
| PopMatters | 9/10[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [23] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Fear of the Dawn received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 from 23 critic scores.[24]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jack White, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Taking Me Back" | 3:59 | |
| 2. | "Fear of the Dawn" | 2:02 | |
| 3. | "The White Raven" | 2:43 | |
| 4. | "Hi-De-Ho" (featuring Q-Tip) | 3:56 | |
| 5. | "Eosophobia" | 3:41 | |
| 6. | "Into the Twilight" | 4:41 | |
| 7. | "Dusk" | 0:30 | |
| 8. | "What's the Trick?" | 3:34 | |
| 9. | "That Was Then (This Is Now)" | 3:10 | |
| 10. | "Eosophobia (Reprise)" | 3:12 | |
| 11. | "Morning, Noon and Night" | 4:45 | |
| 12. | "Shedding My Velvet" | 3:41 | |
| Total length: | 39:54 | ||
Sample credits
- "Hi-De-Ho" contains a sample of "Hi De Ho Man" by Cab Calloway, written by Cab Calloway, Buster Harding and Jack Palmer.
- "Into the Twilight" contains a sample of William S. Burroughs from the track "Origin and Theory of the Tape Cut-Ups" originally released on the album Break Through in Grey Room, produced by James Grauerholz and Bill Rich.
- "Into the Twilight" contains a sample of "Another Night in Tunisia" performed by The Manhattan Transfer, written by John Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Jon Hendricks.
- "Into the Twilight" contains a sample of "Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone" performed by The Manhattan Transfer, music written by Jay Graydon and Alan Paul, lyrics by Alan Paul.
