They're by no means new, they've only recently become popular when "Fell In Love With a Girl" came out. They released other albums prior to White Blood cells, just didn't get much recognition.
I personally love them. Anyone who says they have no musical talent can go fuck themselves. They write good lyrics, they write great melodies, and they're great performers. No, Meg is not the best drummer of all time by any stretch of the imagination, but she gets the job done. As for Jack, you need to see the White Stripes live to understand what a great musician he is. He works his guitar to points where few other guitarists can go, seemingly effortlessly. He can solo and play rediculously intricate guitar lines, and he can do it WHILE SINGING (an INCREDIBLY hard thing to do). I think they deserve more respect from people who put them down all the time. They're really gifted.
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