Boarding House Reach

Boarding House Reach
Studio album by
Jack White
ReleasedMarch 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)
Recorded2017
Studio
Genre
Length44:07
Label
ProducerJack White
Jack White chronology
Acoustic Recordings 1998–2016
(2016) 		Boarding House Reach
(2018) 		Fear of the Dawn
(2022)
Singles from Boarding House Reach
  1. "Connected by Love"
    Released: January 10, 2018
  2. "Corporation"
    Released: January 26, 2018
  3. "Over and Over and Over"
    Released: March 1, 2018
  4. "Ice Station Zebra"
    Released: March 21, 2018
Alternate cover art
Third Man Records Vault vinyl edition cover art
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.6/10[3]
Metacritic74/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The A.V. ClubB[6]
The Daily Telegraph[7]
The Guardian[8]
The Independent[9]
NME[10]
Pitchfork4.7/10[11]
Q[12]
Rolling Stone[13]
The Times[14]

Boarding House Reach is the third studio album by American rock musician Jack White. It was released on March 23, 2018, through Third Man Records, Columbia Records, and XL Recordings. The album was written in Nashville and recorded throughout 2017 at Third Man Studio in Nashville, Sear Sound in New York City, and Capitol Studios in Los Angeles.

"Connected by Love" and "Respect Commander" were released together as a double single on January 10. "Corporation", "Over and Over and Over", and "Ice Station Zebra" were released as singles afterward.

Boarding House Reach received generally positive reviews, with its unorthodox production and style noted as a departure from White's previous studio albums and projects. While critics mainly praised the album for its ambition, experimentalism and artistic approach, its criticisms mainly focused on its inconsistency and production. The album performed well commercially, topping the U.S. Billboard 200 upon release, making it White's third number-one album on that chart. Elsewhere, it was a number-one album in Canada and reached number five in Scotland, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

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