Description

An indie/garage supergroup consisting of two members of Toledo's Greenhorns, Motor City power-pop songsmith Brendan Benson and the inimitable Jack White, the Raconteurs play a fairly straightforward version of classic rock that contains hints of the type of music that made each member's more-lauded musical main squeeze what it is. With so much talent on board, the band's 2006 debut was as successful as one would expect, but record sales and White Stripes aside, the Raconteurs above all sound like they're out to have some fun.

Biography

A self-described new band made up of old friends the Raconteurs feature the White Stripes Jack White and power pop maestro Brendan Benson on vocals keyboards and guitars and the Greenhornes drummer Patrick Keeler and bassist Jack Lawrence as the groups rhythm section The idea for the band began when Benson and White collaborated on the song Steady as She Goes which later became the Raconteurs debut single When the duo drafted Keeler and Lawrence they became a full-fledged band Recording together at Bensons East Grand Studio whenever they were available from their other projects the Raconteurs recorded their debut album Broken Boy Soldiers over the span of a year and released it in spring 2006 to middling reviews but a Top Ten place on Billboards album charts That year the band also relocated to Nashville and worked on another batch of songs in between touring and dates at festivals such as Lollapalooza Heather Phares All Music Guide