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Catching up with The Raconteurs
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The Raconteurs have been doing some cool things recently that I thought I'd update you on. First, they have a new music video for "Old Enough" that is really neat. The video was directed by Auteur Autumn de Wilde, and is filmed in a forest. They also recorded a bluegrass version of the song in their Nashville studio with musicians Ricky Saggs and Ashley Monroe, after just releasing an acoustic version of the song on 7" that they recorded backstage at Bonnaroo this year. The new version is set to release in the next couple weeks, and Wilde took some photos of the session.
"Old Enough" music video:
The band also did a great in-studio performance/interview with NPR that's worth your time checking out. They play "Old Enough," "Top Yourself," and "These Stones Will Shout" in studio, and in between host David Dye interviews band members Brendon Benson and Patrick Keeler.
Two things in particular, besides the music, that were interesting in the feature:
1) The band kept their sophomore album, Consolers of the Lonely, completely secret until a week before its release, meaning fans and critics both heard it at the same time... a concept that is pretty much unheard of.
2) If you are ever in Australia and are looking to buy a Raconteurs album, you'll have to look under the band name "The Saboteurs." Apparently there is a small jazz band in Australia named the Raconteurs, and after the band found out about their existence, they kindly asked them if they could use the name. After the Australian band wanted to be compensated, The Raconteurs decided they would just go by The Saboteurs in Australia. They have yet to tour there.
If you haven't given The Raconteurs a listen, you should grab their two LP's immediately. They are one of my favorite rock bands, and are absolutely incredible live. If you don't already know, The Raconteurs are a side project of White Stripes member Jack White and singer/songwriter Brendon Benson. They both bring a lot to the table, and it's really interesting to see how they collaborate together and incorporate different sounds into the same song. As Benson mentions, their debut album, Broken Boy Soldiers, was more of a going back and forth between their two sounds, while Consolers of the Lonely was more of a collaboration mixing them together.
Lastly, here is a funny promotional video that Warner just put out...it's a spoof of the Antiques Roadshow, and features a little antique device called a "Raconteur" that is being appraised.
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