De Stijl

De Stijl is the White Stripes' second studio album, released in 2000, that pares their sound down to raw, guitar-and-drums blues rock with indie and garage rock revival edges. Jack White's angular, often tremolo-tinged guitar and straightforward, blues-rooted songwriting combine with Meg White's spare, driving drumming to create a minimalist, lo-fi aesthetic. The record draws on Delta blues and punk blues energy and favors short, direct song structures, while its red, white, and black artwork explicitly references the De Stijl art movement. The album helped consolidate the band's early sound and identity within the indie and garage scenes.