Raconteurs Live Wire

If you didn’t know, there is a new supergroup called The Raconteurs. It consists of Jack White, Brendan Benson, and the rhythm section from The Greenhornes, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler (both of whom also contributed to Jack White’s Grammy Award winning Loretta Lynn album, Van Lear Rose). You may have heard the first single, “Steady As She Goes” on the radio, and are anticipating their debut full-length, Broken Boy Soldiers, but until then, you can listen to some special live stuff here.

From the XFM session they did for Jack Kennedy’s program, here is “Level” – lurching guitars, combined with White and Benson’s spirited call and response vocals make this one of the best tracks on the full-length, due out soon.

The Raconteurs – Level (live XFM)

Also, here are three tracks from the Radio One session The Raconteurs did recently. The interesting thing about these live recordings is that they’re drastically different versions than what was recorded for the album – almost making the songs unrecognizable (not that anyone would know the difference if they hadn’t heard the album yet), but intriguing nonetheless, flipping all three on their heads.

The Raconteurs – Store Bought Bones (live BBC)
The Raconteurs – Call it a Day (live BBC)
The Raconteurs – Intimate Secretary (live BBC)