CHART-TOPPING SUCCESS MARKS THIRD CONSECUTIVE DEBUT

WHITE TO PERFORM ON SNL ON APRIL 14

(April 2, 2018) – BOARDING HOUSE REACH (Third Man/Columbia), the acclaimed third solo album from Jack White, has debuted at #1 on this week’s SoundScan/Billboard 200 — his third consecutive chart-topping debut for a new solo release – and has the biggest sales week for a rock album in 2018, and second overall. The album also sits on top of the vinyl charts and is the #1 best selling rock album and alternative album. It’s the fourth-largest sales week for a vinyl album since Nielsen began tracking sales in 1991. In addition to its chart-topping achievements here in the United States, BOARDING HOUSE REACH has also debuted at #1 in Canada. The 12-time GRAMMY® Award-winner’s first all-new album in nearly four years, BOARDING HOUSE REACH is available physically and digitally now worldwide.

BOARDING HOUSE REACH CHART POSITIONS:

TOP CURRENT ALBUMS – #1

CURRENT PHYSICAL ALBUMS – #1

CURRENT ROCK ALBUMS – #1

OVERALL BILLBOARD TOP ALBUMS – #1

TOP ALBUMS WITH TEA OVERALL – #1

LP VINYL ALBUMS – #1

CURRENT ALTERNATIVE ALBUMS – #1

ALBUM CORE GENRE ROCK – #1

White and his powerful new touring outfit – Carla Azar on drums, Quincy McCrary and Neal Evans on keys, and Dominic Davis on bass guitar – will celebrate BOARDING HOUSE REACH with an appearance on Saturday Night Live on April 14, and then will embark on an epic world tour. The dates begin April 19 at Detroit, MI’s sold out Little Caesar Arena – White’s first-ever hometown arena show – and then continue through the summer with headline dates across North America, the United Kingdom, and Europe. The tour also features headline festival performances at Franklin, TN’s just-announced Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival as well as Lollapalooza, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Governors Ball Music Festival, Arroyo Seco Weekend, and Rock Werchter, among many others. For complete tour information, please visit jackwhiteiii.com/tour-dates.

BOARDING HOUSE REACH – which showcases new tracks including  “Over and Over and Over,” “Connected By Love,” “Respect Commander,” “Corporation” and “Ice Station Zebra” – has swiftly accrued critical applause from around the world:

“BOARDING HOUSE REACH is a jolt of electricity, mixing hip-hop, gospel, blues,

country and hard rock… It’s thrilling stuff.”

– The Washington Post

“This is as radical, experimental and mind-expanding of a pop album as you’re likely to hear anytime soon. Let alone by a festival headlining artist.”

– American Songwriter

“Thrillingly wild.”

– AV Club

“Very good and pleasingly strange.”

– Uproxx

Jack White has created something wild, mysterious and unlike anything else around. Bravo, Jack…

The old Jack is still there, certainly, but we’re far more excited about

what the new one has up his sleeves.”

– NME (5 Stars)

“BOARDING HOUSE REACH is easily one of the most layered and compelling releases of 2018, which furthers White’s legacy as one of the few remaining mavericks in music.”

– CLASH

“BOARDING HOUSE REACH carries the electric, kinetic charge of an artist redrawing his frontiers, reinventing himself in real time. This is an album restless in its search for the new, the sound of White’s reinvention in progress, scorching the Earth in anticipation of what might follow.”

– MOJO