Horehound (album)

Horehound is the debut studio album by American rock band the Dead Weather. It was released on July 10 in Australia, July 13 in Europe, and July 14, 2009 in North America. The album was recorded at Third Man Studios during a three-week session in January 2009. The first single from the album, "Hang You from the Heavens", was released through iTunes on March 11, 2009, and on vinyl on April 18, 2009. "Treat Me Like Your Mother" was released as the second single from the album on May 25, 2009. The third single from the album was set to be "I Cut Like A Buffalo" and includes a cover of The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band's "A Child of a Few Hours is Burning to Death" as a B-side. The album debuted at No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Album Charts and at No. 14 on the UK Album Charts. As of 2010, sales in the United States have exceeded 163,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Horehound
Studio album by
The Dead Weather
ReleasedJuly 14, 2009
RecordedJanuary 2009
StudioThird Man Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length43:55
LabelThird Man/Warner Bros.
ProducerJack White
The Dead Weather chronology
Horehound
(2009)
Sea of Cowards
(2010)
Singles from Horehound
  1. "Hang You from the Heavens"
    Released: March 11, 2009
  2. "Treat Me Like Your Mother"
    Released: May 25, 2009
  3. "I Cut Like a Buffalo"
    Released: October 26, 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.8/10
Metacritic75/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Daily Telegraph
Entertainment WeeklyB
The Guardian
The Independent
Los Angeles Times
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A−
NME5/10
Pitchfork7.5/10
Rolling Stone
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