By order of the Peaky Blinders!
3. ‘Broken Boy Soldier’ – The Raconteurs
When it’s used: Season 1, Episode 4 – Another raid by Campbell, this time more aggressive than before. He only finds whisky and cigarettes, the chump.
Why it’s perfect: Jack White’s here again to soundtrack a raid, but here the music is, suitably, more aggressive. The lyrics, too, fit the struggle between Tommy and Campbell: “The boy never gets older.”
4. ‘Love Is Blindness’ – Jack White
When it’s used: Season 1, Episode 6 – Right at the end of the series, Tommy writes to his girlfriend, the undercover Irish agent-gone-rogue Grace, saying he’ll decide whether to come to New York with her in three days. Meanwhile, Inspector Campbell arrives at the station pointing a gun at her. It’s pretty dramatic.
Why it’s perfect: A Jack White pattern is emerging, and justifiably so. His cover of U2’s song is as explosive as the series’ final moments.