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Mmm...icky! According to CMJ.com, the tracklist for the White Stripes' forthcoming album Icky Thump has been revealed. Although we have yet to receive official confirmation that what CMJ reports is correct, it looks pretty Stripey.

UPDATE: IT'S CONFIRMED!

Several song titles mentioned in the Stripes' previous announcement of the album appear, including ""Catch Hell Blues", "Little Cream Soda", "Rag and Bone", "You Don't Know What Love Is (Just Do As You're Told)", "I'm Slowly Turning Into You", and "Icky Thump".

According to CMJ, the disc is 48 minutes long and even features bagpipes!

Apparently, there's no piano on the album, but there is a synthesizer on the song "Icky Thump", which happens to be the same synthesizer used on the Tornados' legendary "Telstar". "Rag and Bone" contains spoken dialogue, while "I'm Slowly Turning Into You" is based on a music video treatment by Michel Gondry.

The Stripes will hit the road this summer in support of Icky Thump, but, as you know, NOT the places we first told you about. Other than a few June festival dates, no dates have been announced yet.

But the Stripes promise that the trek will visit "all 10 provinces and 3 territories of Canada, as well as the remaining 16 states of the United States the band have yet to play." Also, "a few major markets that have been journeyed to in the past will also be included."

Thanks to reader Alex Hinds for the tip!

Tracklist:

01 Icky Thump
02 You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do as You're Told)
03 300 MPH Torrential Outpour Blues
04 Conquest
05 Bone Broke
06 Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn
07 St. Andrew (This Battle Is in the Air)
08 Little Cream Soda
09 Rag and Bone
10 I'm Slowly Turning Into You
11 A Martyr for My Love for You
12 Catch Hell Blues
13 Effect and Cause

Dates:

06-01 Nuerburgring, Germany - Rock Am Ring Festival
06-02 Nurnberg, Germany - Rock Im Park Festival
06-14 London, England - Hyde Park (O2 Wireless Festival)
06-15 Leeds, England - Harewood House (O2 Wireless Festival)
06-17 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival