November 17, 2004

Brendan Benson Is The New Loretta Lynn

Jack White is collaborating with the brilliant singer/songwriter. Here's a song:

Brendan Benson - "Alternative To Love"

Posted at 9:21 AM
Tags: Brendan Benson | Jack White | The Raconteurs | The White Stripes

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I love how MTV treats this as "news." I mean, Benson and White have had a collaborative relationship that goes back at least to "White Blood Cells," Benson produced the b-side of the "Hotel Yorba" single, and opened for them on a tour in spring 2002.

With that said, Brendan Benson = awesome.

Posted by: Jeff Raymond at 11/17/04 12:29 PM | Reply
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The White Stripes often perform "Good to me" (off Benson's album Lapalco) live, they also released it as a b-side to 7-Nation Army i believe.

Brendan Benson is really awesome and quite underrated.

Posted by: audrey at 11/17/04 12:53 PM | Reply
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Yeah, I've heard a lot about Mr. Benson but the only song I've heard is that "Tiny Spark" one, which I really dig. Is his other stuff in the same vein as that song, with the 60's harmonic pop feel?

Posted by: robb at 11/17/04 2:01 PM | Reply
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check out Brendan's first record, from 1996, "One Mississippi", it not only totally blows the shit out of his sophmore release, Lapalco, but it's also one of the best power pop records of the last 10 years.

Posted by: solace at 11/17/04 2:04 PM | Reply
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is this a new recording of "alternative to love"? or the same one that was on the metarie ep? excited for this new album either way...

Posted by: xtian at 11/17/04 2:12 PM | Reply
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You can usually pick up "One Mississippi" for a dollar in most used CD stores. I've never seen a copy that wasn't a promo, even.

BB has been criminally overlooked for years. Hopefully this can jump start his career.

Posted by: Jed at 11/17/04 2:45 PM | Reply
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Saw Brendan supporting Keane on Sunday night. He was actually pretty good live - I'm definitely getting one of his albums for Christmas.

Posted by: Hannah at 11/17/04 3:42 PM | Reply
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Both of Brendan's albums are awesome. Neither "blows the shit out of" the other, IMO. But they both BTSOO most albums out there!

Posted by: BB Lover at 11/18/04 10:07 AM | Reply
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Posted by: AntientAss at 12/02/04 6:04 PM | Reply
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