You can finally listen to some of the much anticipated collaboration between critically acclaimed Michigan music men Jack White and Brendan Benson. When NME first heard about the project, they wet their pants and claimed it would be “Detroit’s answer to Nevermind.” Not quite. But “Steady, As She Goes” and “Store Bought Bones,” both streaming at theraconteurs.com, do not disappoint, especially the latter.
Jack and Brendan handle guitar, vocals, and keys. Their rhythm section is Jack Lawrence on bass and Patrick Keeler on drums. See how happy they all look together:
Can we get some MP3 action in the comments? I admit there’s something sort of perverse about ripping embedded flash audio from a site designed to look like a DOS prompt, but I’m sure that won’t stop you.
UPDATE: MP3 for ya. Bass riff’s straight from “Is She Really Going Out With Him?” … but rocks.
The Raconteurs – “Steady As She Goes” (MP3 Link Expired)
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they look stupid. i refuse to check them out.
wow… who’da thunk that there could be three other rockstars who could make Jack White look really attractive?
“Jack White looks like Zorro on doughnuts.” – Noel Gallagher
They are possibly the ugliest band since DCfC
“Jack White looks like Zorro on doughnuts.” – Noel Gallagher
LOLOLOL
either that or michael jackson’s plumper cousin (when in makeup)
oh my.
the new nevermind?
i just don’t think we need one.
i’m so tired of DCfC references I just might start listening to classical music just to revolt and rebel…
“steady as she goes” is at
http://locker.uky.edu/~mcjord2/Raconteurs%20-%20Steady%20as%20She%20Goes.mp3
Don’t hate.
While I’ll admit Noel’s comment is funny, Jack is still nice looking. I don’t think its intentional, but he kind of “uglifies” himself with his various costumes – he is naturally a handsome guy.
PS: The guy in green is kinda hot.
Thanks Matt!
jack does “uglify” himself. photos of him from his pre-elephant days show him to be quite a handsome fella.
thanks for the mp3 matt.
i have the 7″ on pre-order but i’ve cheated and had to listen.
‘the new nevermind’? ‘steady…’ does sound very nirvana in places, and in a good way too.
can’t wait for more!
where’d you preorder the 7″ from?
wow
they sound incredible.
whoa… is there no sun in detroit? what the hell? these dudes look sickly… (and not ‘sick’ in the ‘cool’ way that the younguns are using it)
that said, the new tunes are awesome. nice post!
Awesome!!! I’ve been excited about this project again the last couple of days, when I remembered it was happening soon and started seeing the little ripples on blogs.
Is it just me or does the outro “I’m steady now…” sound kind of like the end of Toxic by Britney Spears?
I like the way both tracks sound…I’m diggin’ it.
The website is cooler than the band, though…
hey george,
puregroove.co.uk for the 7″.
i just checked their site and it said this:
“Hey, I got 100 spare copies of the Raconteurs single. Just kidding. They’ve all gone. Sorry. That was a cruel joke. We don’t know how many we’re getting but if you haven’t pre-ordered then it’s unlikely you’ll get it as it’s the usual first come first served, one per household, no sneaky business etc. Fingers crossed and we wish you luck. It could be you.”
what bothers me is all the speculators out there who snap up limited releases only to sell them on ebay minutes later. it makes it hard for music lovers to get hold of stuff we NEED.
my racontuers 7 is going as far as my turntable and NO FURTHER!
I want to know what the photographer said to Brendan Benson to get him to make that face.
No matter what they look like, they still rock fairly welll and that’s all I care about…. I will buy this album.
Who?s up for starting a fund to feed Brendan Benson? Is that a fly buzzing near his eyelid? Sally Struthers, where are you now?
Store Bought Bones. Sorry about the Rapidshare, but my webspace is down.
http://rapidshare.de/files/12193663/Store_Bought_Bones.mp3.html
Sorry Link didn’t work
There’s no sun in Detroit between Nov and March. Also, last I checked, those guys didn’t get out a lot during the day… something about playing rock n’ roll at night for a living.
store bought bones- http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MF6DXW2R
steady as she goes- http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LLRMMHEX
Holy crap I didn’t know Tobey Maguire was in their band too.
That’s him on the left, right?
There’s no food in Detroit between Nov and March. Also, last I checked, these guys didn’t eat a lot during the day… something about playing rock ‘n roll for a living.
Sorry kids, they’re not a pretty band like your beloved Sufjan or that guy with the hair from Death Cab or whatever the hell you’re prostrating yourself in front of these days. But the songs are great, and I can’t wait for the CD.
Thanks for the mp3s, folks!
Is that Brendan Fraser on the left?
Steady as She Goes starts out just like “Is She Really Going Out With Him?.”
Fugly is the new Hawt.
I hate music from now on.
They say that looks don’t count for much. Well, now there goes your proof.
I have “Store Bought Bones” here: http://zombiesatemusic.blogspot.com/
that’s funny regarding the comment that he looks like michael jackson. i was about to buy one of the white stripes old cd’s and my daughter said “mommy it’s michael jackson!”
i thought it was funny.
but i guess i’m the only girl on earth who thinks there is something hot about jack white. i think i love his voice so much that it magically makes him appealing.
Oh come on go look at pics of Jack before the Elephant days and you will see he is a very cute and handsome guy. Why do people have to be so fucking judgmental? These guys aren’t trying to be models, their goal isn’t to be pleasing to the eye. All they are trying to do is make good music and it sounds like they succeeded. On another note, Brendan Benson never compared this album to Nevermind that is just another example of NME blowing shit out of proportion. Brendan said, “I played it for a friend and he said it made him feel the same way he felt when he first heard Nevermind”.
that guy on the left with the cool glasses is in the greenhornes. i couldn’t stop watching him when i saw them live last week – so geeky!
WOW. I’m so glad to finally here something like this. The Greenhornes are just incredible as it is. We see them everytime they’re in Chicago and they’re just the nicest guys. Jack White mixed with the Greenhornes rhythm section and a little Brendan Benson in the mix makes for a cocktail of musical heaven!
does anyone else realize how fucking hot this is dynamically. this is the most intensely mastered song i have ever heard. IT IS LoUD AS HELL. LOUD AS CAN BE!
INSANE WHERE DID THIS MP3 COME FROM!
I love how Jack White is lurking in the background.
“LOL, THEY’LL NEVER KNOW I’M THE GUY FROM THAT BAND!”
the website is so awesomely pretentious i can’t even begin to explain.
“Jack White looks like Zorro on doughnuts.” – Noel Gallagher
Pretty strong words from a guy who looks like he lives under a fucking bridge. Jack White may be carrying a few extra pounds, but Noel, ugly is forever.
is it me or is jack white slowly turning into mick mars…
kreeeeeeepy.
(previous post did not let me post a pic, so here’s motley crue’s own mick mars
still kreepy.
dammit, puregroove doesn’t have any more, rough trade, nobody i can think of has any to sell online. yes except ebay – it’s ridiculous to pay 44gbp for that!
As a UK blog writer I feel as though I should be the one to stick up for the NME here. Yes they hype things up sometimes (no way Arctic Monkeys is in the top 10 albums ever) but you seem to take every opportunity to attack a magazine, and top website, who bring us excellent news, reviews and introduce a lot of new bands to the world. If you read what they say about it being the new Nevermind it is not them that say it but they are quoting someone else. If they quoted Hitler they wouldn’t be condoning the Holocaust would they?
David, the guy from DCfC is a veggie-filled moon bounce. Two, these guys are butt, the song is great. I will buy their music (I think I’m going to hold out for the 12″), I will see them live, I will leave the venue with my mind blown, and then about three days later will say, “what an bunch of ugly suckers!” And you can’t stop me.
Not as bad as RollingStone calling the Strokes the next Stones. I’m one of those pretentious dorks who doesn’t like Nevermind that much anyway, but I’m not going to condemn it. I just don’t think it’s the best album of the 90′s.
FUCK DEATH CAB CAN WE JUST NOT BRING THEM UP EVERY 10 FUCKING SECONDS
At least Jack finally shaved that damn Satan beard. However, my inner mom would like to say, “Jack, sweetie, push your hair out of your face so the world can see your dimples.” And I don’t mind the post-smoking 10 pounds. Girl’s gotta have something to hold onto when a fella can rock out like that.
Ahem. And in less shallow news, I really liked both of the songs. The keyboards are a nice 60s-Zombies touch. Like the way it’s mixed for maximum loudness. Very excited to hear the whole thing. If they toured with the Dirtbombs, it would be wonderful and deafening.
Comment 1: Considering when the album was made, I wouldn’t be surprised if the photos were taken before Get Behind Me Satan was released and Jack went into full Confederate Army Magician mode.
Comment 2: Yes, the Raconteurs site is marvelously pretentious. The only thing more pretentious is having a blog called “Fat Asian Baby”.
ARGH, I seriously didn’t want to, but anyone calling Ben Gibbard a pretty boy needs to have a few things explained to them.
Yawnie McYawn: Yes, but as photos from the Aussie Big Day Out can attest, El Goatess del Diablo is no more.
Ben Gibbard looks like Ben Gibbard on doughnuts.
who the hell is brendan benson?
In the picture above, he’s the love child of Skeletor and the guy from the Spin Doctors (minus the stupid hat).
yo, dey is from my city yo! Detroit, reprazent!
lol, but i am seriously diggin’ this. And no, Jack white is not ugly. he just looks weird with a goatee, that’s all. And thank you, Jen W, for finally saying it! Good God, how Death Cab got into this thread confuses me, but these raconteurs already seriously kick their butttts and I’m lovin’t it.
if you compare the strokes 3 albums with the latter half of the stones discog, I think there’s a fair comparison…
It’s sold even before anyone’s been sent it! unplayed too! surely there should be a law to stop this:
Amazon (UK)
Condition Seller information
£69.00
New Seller: the_record_factory (Safe buying guarantee)
Comments: – Brand new mint unplayed 7″. All items in stock and sent same day in secure packaging.
or
£70.00
New Seller: aandamusic (Safe buying guarantee)
Comments: – new, mint, unplayed, fast shipping from UK.
Hey they look rad as as a band and hell they are making fab music so who gives a shit its cool as man
I doubt any of these dudes aspire to be hunks. If you equate physical attractiveness with everything that good in the world … not my problem.
Absolutely fantastic
i cant wait until may to get there album. really. im not gona sleep until may.
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about the quotation of noel gallagher: I think that a boy like him who just does the same as the beatles, doesn’t have to say anything!! He’s just envious because Jack White had found his own style!!
When he’ll stop copying the beatles he could talk about music!the only thing he’s able to do is criticize the others just to be remarked by the others! Shut up Noel!!
Noel means “Christmas” in french!! it’s a quite stupid name for a french like me!! yes you’re like a tree decorated for christmas: full of ornements but ugly without them!!
anyone that says jack white is ugly is out of there frigen minds he is majorly hot and does not look ugly with a goatee. also i love the songs thanks for posting them. love ya, emily
Hey This is Emily White’s Friend! and I think that she is cool and what ever she says (most of the time)I agree with! thanks everyone for listening! thanks,
Emily’s friend
I know this is lame but i think that Brendan Benson is hot lol
Ok Brendan Benson is really hot
Like Brendan Benson is hot in other pictures but this pic at the top is ok….either way brendan is so fricken hot
lol really hot
lol really hot
The judge who put coded messages in his Da Vinci Code plagiarism trial ruling has written another…
brendan benson is really good looking. you guys don’t know what you’re talking about. looks shouldn’t really matter for MUSIC, anyhow. use your ears, not your eyes.
brendan benson is really good looking. you guys don’t know what you’re talking about. looks shouldn’t really matter for MUSIC, anyhow. use your ears, not your eyes.
I think Jack White is hot…
!?
I know, I’m a freak…Pale skinny rock stars yum yum…
Don’t throw things at me.
Jack White not hot? Get your heads outta your asses. The guy is amazing musically, and is one fine piece to look at. No, not all his pictures are flattering, but I would doubt yours would be either. Love that man!!! Yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I totally agree with you Rachel!!! Jack White is definitely one fine piece of a man to look at- hot doesn’t even begin to cover it!! Yummy, yummy!!!