According to a press release I just got, the Jack White-led super(ish)group the Raconteurs will be releasing their second album on March 25 — that’s next Tuesday!

From the press release:

The album was mastered and completed in the first week of March. It was then taken immediately to a vinyl pressing plant. Then to a CD pressing plant. Then preparations to sell it digitally began. March 25th became the soonest date to have it available in EVERY FORMAT AT ONCE. The band have done no interviews or advertisements for this record before this announcement.

The purpose: to get the album to the fans as soon as possible and as we promised. We wanted to get this record to fans, the press, radio, etc., all at the EXACT SAME TIME so that no one has an upper hand on anyone else regarding it’s availability, reception or perception.

Wild. Yet another reason to be glad for the Raconteurs gracing Bonnaroo this summer. I guess Jack just had too much fun last year.