The Raconteurs

[Jeanster]

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Band members:
Jack White (The White Stripes) – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers;
Brendan Benson – vocals, guitars, keyboards
Jack Lawrence (The Greenhornes) – bass guitar
Patrick Keeler (The Greenhornes) – drums

Love this band. Their first (and the only one) album was released last year. It's called 'Broken Boy Soldiers'.

Singles
Staedy as she goes - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZYQr3Ivg6w
Hands - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pu0ZxQ6M70
Broken boy soldiers (great video) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B7npSXQkxE
Level (my fav song) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrG0CVoG_ww

Band is currently recording songs for their next album which is due in 2008. They also recorded a song called 'Footsteps' with Hives!

 

[AppleShaker]

I can't believe no one posted anything in this thread!!

i love the "hands" video it so cute.

i think they're gonna play coachella

 

[papa_levante]

Let me just say that I prefer The White Stripes.

 

[r_r_r]

I love both groups, they both have an unique sound that is very cool to listen to.

Their music style is unprecendented!

 

[AMACINOM]

I love how Jack looks in that first picture!

Don't know much about Raconteurs but i love the white stripes so i'll definitely look into them.. thanks for the thread!

 

[lesypersound]

yeah 2006. i remember hearing them perform these and gnarls barkley's crazy at Lollapalooza when i was waiting around outside the field museum

 

[Jeanster]

The Raconteurs put finishing touches on new album

The Raconteurs have announced that they have nearly completed recording their new album.
Jack White's side project, which also features Brendan Benson along with The Greenhornes' Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler, has been in Nashville's Blackbird studio working on the follow-up to 2006's 'Broken Boy Soldiers'.
In a posting yesterday (February 14) on their MySpace page, the band wrote, "The Raconteurs are currently finishing up their second album in nashville, tn. They promise to release it as soon as they can."
No further details were revealed.
Source: NME.com