Jack White's retro ways: good for Blunderbuss, bad for women?

Jack White has released a new album, Blunderbuss, to the delight of (most) critics and fans, but The Atlantic's Jessica Misener finds a disturbing pattern when it comes to White's lyrics:

"But Blunderbuss, more than anything that's come before it, crystalizes White's longstanding issues with women. Maybe that's because it's his first-ever solo record, and maybe that's because it comes on the heels of his second divorce, from model Karen Elson. Either way, what it reveals is fascinating—though not pretty."

Warranted? The Guardian's Laura Barton thinks not:

"But it's worth disputing, because this type of character assassination is too easily and too casually spun, and perhaps more importantly, it bleeds all the joy out of rock'n'roll."

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