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The Fly
Like Nirvana and Radiohead before them, the White Stripes are the key band of their time, and have brought about an aesthetic sea change in rock. On TV, in their wake, there are adverts soundtracked by Luddites past and present such as the Sonics and Detroit Cobras. Even U2 have turned into a garage band. In a nutshell, after disappearing down a virtual cul-de-sac of computerisation, ProTools and stultifying post-production for 10 years or so, rock has rediscovered its humanity and started living for the moment again.
