• The 2008 nominees for Best Alternative Music Album included Lily Allen, Arcade Fire, Bjork, The Shins and The White Stripes. The White Stripes won for Icky Thump.

• 1. 50th annual Grammy Awards
  2. On CBS
  3. Date: February 10, 2008
  4. Venue: Staples Center
  5. City: Los Angeles, California
  6. Winner: The White Stripes for Icky Thump
  7. 2008 Grammy Nominees announced Thursday, December 6, 2007

• Critical Response

  • "Such arty, at times enervating, digressions highlight Icky Thump's curious weight; whereas Elephant's dinosaur-rock stomp got cut with fragile acoustic turns, there is little reprieve here."—Paste MagazinePaste Magazine:Icky Thump Review (June 27, 2007)

  • "'The new album manages to hone the at-points-aimless progressive aspirations of Get Behind Me Satan into sharp, clear-cut musical growth."—PopMattersPopMatters:Icky Thump Review (June 18, 2007)

  • "Icky Thump' is brilliant, there's no way around that. —New Musical ExpressNew Musical Express:Icky Thump Review (June 18, 2007)

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