http://theraconteurs.com/

sounds pretty sweet. supposedly the album is 10 songs, 35 minutes long, and Jack sings a majority of the leads, but i hear Brendan plenty on these tracks still.

have a feeling i'll dig this more than the last 2 or 3 White Stripes records (last one for sure), but i suppose i've been gay for Brendan long before the Stripes.

Thanks, been looking forward to this for awhile now. The first track's nice, though it sounds pretty much like a track off of Satan. The second track sounds awful.




















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awful? man i much prefer the second track (it's a b-side to the single)

and i don't think the first one sounds even REMOTELY like anything off Satan either, nothing on Satan is even remotely as rockin' really. the first one sounds very much like a Brendan Benson composition to me.

Interesting ... couldn't disagree more. Perhaps after a few more listens ...




















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This better leak soon.

it's not out until May, but who knows considering it's done and has been played for people already.



i'm guessing you're not disagreeing to my last comment about it sounding like a Brendan song, cuz if so, you've not heard a single BB record

i just really dig the dual harmonies on the 2nd more, both tracks are good, just prefer the 2nd a bit.

Heard plenty of BB, mainly Lapalco stuff but a few tracks here and there as well. The guy did produce my favourite recording of 2005, after all. His own stuff has left me mostly unimpressed.




















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One Mississippi > anything else he's done, but i loved Alternative To Love as well.

Lapalco has some great tracks, but is super super cheesy at times. def my least fave of his solo records.

Thanks for the tip.

The guy's got some serious weasels for fans which is always going to be an obstacle.




















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not sure what you mean

Awesome web site.

I like both tracks -- the second slightly better.

Just that a good percentage of the crowd at his shows consists of people that are intolerable. Much like Wilco these days.




















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weird, i've seen Brendan 4 or 5 times since '01 and never been annoyed by his crowds.

Maybe you're part of the problem !




















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so by standing back by the soundboard enjoying a live show i'm "intolerable"?

I was really looking forward to this, and these two songs sound pretty good.
These songs sound alot like Brendan Benson if he had more balls.
I guess that's what Jack White's there for, huh?

Brendan comes from the McCartney school of rock, can't blame him for not "having balls" when he writes as great and catchy melodies as he does.

the opening Trifecta from One Mississippi definitely ranks up there in terms of favorite pop music moments in the last 10-15 years myself.

I'm a fan of Benson, but his live show blew me away. The guy's voice was even better than on record.

That opening set he played with the White Stripes in August made me a Benson believer, too.

Can't wait to hear this record. I should probably check out Brendan Benson too, never heard any of his stuff.

yeah, i'd seen him headline a few times and loved him, saw him open for Ben Kweller and the show wasn't all that great, but then he came back around and headlined last summer and it was just fantastic.

ever hear his cover of "Let Me Roll It"? good shit

This makes me really excited.

It's the perfect length.

awesome. listening to the songs at the moment. definitely a cool website as well.

yeah, that website is cool. too bad i can't listen to the songs until i get home from work.

i must say that i agree with everything solace has said.

one mississippi is a must listen if you want to get into benson. especially the first three tunes.

i must say i prefer the second tune as well. can't wait to hear the rest of these recordings.

thanks for the link.

I might go buy the 7" tomorrow.

Remember the album is better than Nevermind.

yeah old school as hell......good music too.....

let us know if you find one or two or three

I like the 2nd song as well, that stuttering ascending line with octave pedal is killer. It's like a dirty synth but I'm sure it's jack messing with his slide and POG/whammy pedal. Guitar sounds like some lost Tom Morello track.

ysi

I have to say I'm pretty excited for this release. Benson's always had songs that I've loved (what I'm looking for, for one), but his albums overall haven't wowed me. This seems like a perfect match for a great straight up rock album. Comparing it to Nevermind makes no sense other than to draw attention, which seems to be working.

what label is the full length coming out on in the US?

http://download.yousendit.com/F1D8C739A15128F8

make sure you pay attention to the first 3 tracks, because they all sort of meld together into one longer song (that totally kicks ass).

other noteable tracks:

I'm Blessed
Crosseyed
Me Just Purely
Insects Rule
How 'Bout You

i like Got No Secrets a lot too, but i know some people who aren't too big on it.

looks like it's V2...

http://us.v2music.com/site/act.asp?ID=596

can't wait to hear the full thing!


oh yeah - One Mississippi is a great album too...I concur on the first three tracks...actually the first half is pretty darn great!

Sweet, thanks, I'll give it a listen.



















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I just d/l the .zip and songs 2 and 3 were corrupted.

Listening to the Kinksish first track right now.




















k

hmm... anyone else confirm those songs being corrupt? works here :-/

Worked fine for me.
Thanks!

I personally am dissapointed in what I just heard. I didn't think it was that great at all.

If those are the singles, I'll be waiting for the new White Stripes...

first one is the single, second is the b-side to it

It's not the original file itself that's corrupted, it happens in the transfer, either in your upload or my download ... oh well, if it's worked for others the problem must be on my end. If you get the chance to ysi those two tracks again I'd appreciate it ...




















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I'm not sure what I like better--the songs or the site. I quite like the songs, and I absolutely love the site.

The 7" single is a lot of $$ on Ebay

i like these songs.

"Steady, As She Goes" is a good, solid single. Nirvana-ish riff, maybe that's why that idiot made the Nevermind comment.

"Store Bought Bones" starts off disappointingly, but takes an unexpected turn and almost becomes a truly great song, but somehow falls short.


Great sound, I love it.

Store Bought Bones = Deep Purple

Steady Ash She Goes sounds like it could have been on any of Brendan's solo records for the most part. also, it is actually Brendan on lead vocals on Steady, Jack comes in on the 2nd chorus and 3rd verse. 2nd one is both of them together.

this album is gonna be great, not mindblowing, but great all the same.

that's lame about the single going for so much, it's getting a NA release in March

Why is this selling for so much on eBay? Was it not just released? I don't understand.

1000 copies, most stores had already pre-sold their allotment. but right now it's just retarded White Stripes fans paying exhuberant prices, it'll go down.

i believe it was a limited pressing of 1k.

EDIT: what he ^ said.

They'll print a ton for the US market, we'll be fine - just have to wait until like March.

The YSI has reached its download limit. Anyone mind throwing up those tracks on a new one? I'll love you, and then some.

Anyone able to ysi some Babyshambles?





















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