Track Listing

All tracks written by Brendan Benson and Jack White except where noted.

1. "Consoler of the Lonely" - 3:25
2. "Salute Your Solution" - 3:00
3. "You Don't Understand Me" - 4:53
4. "Old Enough" - 3:57
5. "The Switch and the Spur" - 4:25
6. "Hold Up" - 3:26
7. "Top Yourself" - 4:25
8. "Many Shades of Black" - 4:24
9. "Five on the Five" - 3:33
10. "Attention" - 3:40
11. "Pull This Blanket Off" - 1:59
12. "Rich Kid Blues" (Terry Reid) - 4:34
13. "These Stones Will Shout" - 3:54
14. "Carolina Drama" - 5:55

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Si sono esibiti il 9 luglio a Ferrara e si scateneranno sui palchi di mezzo mondo per tutta l'estate. I Raconteurs sono stati annoverati tra le cosiddette "band ricreative", ossia quei supergruppi costituiti da illustri esponenti del mondo della musica come "rifugi disimpegnati" rispetto alla logica stringente della ricerca del successo e all'ossessione del numero di copie vendute. Fondatore della band è infatti il frontman dei White Stripes, Jack White, affiancato dall'amico cantautore Brandan Benson.

Consolers of the lonely, fresco di sala di registrazione, è il secondo lavoro dei Raconteurs, dopo il felice esordio nel 2006 con Broken Boy Soldiers. Proprio perché "in vacanza", la band dà il meglio di sé, divertendoci e travolgendoci con 14 brani di rock puro.
Salute your Solution, singolo di lancio, è un pezzo garage dirompente, con un incisi e cori a contrasto.

Link: sito ufficiale; pagina MySpace

So my list is probably gonna be a mix of new and old, cuz that's just where I'm at.  Just click on through after the MGMT album pic below to see my list (which I'm starting to compile in my head as I write this), and then leave your list in comments.

Here's mine (in no particular order of importance):

* MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (amazing new band and album from 2008, totally my cup of meat...get it now if you don't have it!)

* MAN - Slow Motion (this is like MAN's Sgt. Pepper's if you ask me...it's originally from 1974, but I just started hearing it a month or so ago)

* Animal Collective - Water Curses EP (I always love their stuff and this new EP is classic AC)

* Black Mountain - In The Future (psyched-out, folked-up, prog-metal...from 2008 )

* Howlin' Rain - Magnificent Fiend (my kinda explosive West-coast noodly psych rock from this year...love this band!)

* Bryan Scary and the Shredding Tears - Flight of the Knife (you've probably heard me sing these guys' praises already...they're like a modern day hard-rockin' ELO!)

* Duffy - Rockferry (what a voice on this girl...and I love the music too...the song 'Rockferry' actually has a guitar solo!  New soul that sounds old.)

* MAN - Maximum Darkness (sorry to repeat a band, but these are my new favorite cats!  This live set is from 1975 and the band is joined by Quicksilver's John Cippolina...amazing live music)

* Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (Tom Petty's pre-Heartbreakers band has reunited and released an amazing new album...and if you haven't seen the Petty doc Runnin' Down a Dream, you really should!)

* Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely (Better than their first.  Rock!)

Now show me yours...

Uma mistura de Blues, rock n' roll com cheiro de mofo, country, uma certa melancolia e excelentes arranjos o The Raconteurs está de volta. Melhor ainda.

Superar o álbum de lançamento é um desafio para a maioria das bandas, mas me parece que não foi para esse grupo americano. O disco Consolers of the Lonely ficou excelente. O estilo único de Jack White, está mais presente do que nunca. O instrumental do disco faz uma fusão de estilos musicais americanos, e isso soa com uma naturalidade impressionante. É possível perceber nitidamente a influência de bandas de rock dos anos 60 e 70, como Led Zeppelin, do country (o violão folk, está presente em algumas músicas) com arranjos típicos do estlio e R&B.

O disco, com certeza será um marco na carreira do The Raconteurs. Me parece que eles conseguirar fazer o que pretediam desde o começo, e nesse álbum fizeram muito bem feito.

Escutem The Raconteurs.

Abraços.

Hercules and Love Affair (self-titled)

There was a time when I hated Antony and the Johnsons. Hated. My mind was completely unaccepting of Antony's vocals and bewildered at the praise their last album received. Then I started to soften, I gave the album a few chances (Antony and The Johnsons' I am a bird now). I don't know why, but over a period of at least twelve months I grew from disgust into utter infatuation. It is a masterpiece. And I finally appreciated Antony Hegardy's style for the genius that it is. Which is why I was so surprised that I didn't notice this album until it was out. Antony appearing on a dance album? Released by DFA (record label with a golden touch, and the American home of my beloved Hot Chip). The album is the work of a DJ named Andrew Butler, who I'd never heard of, and features Antony on literally every second track. And it is fucking brilliant. The most apt way to describe it would be to invoke the usually unmentionable 'disco' moniker. But musically, it's quite varied. Opener Time Will sets the scene early, with Antony's wail dominating by the end of the song. As my girlfriend's housemate Kiki exclaimed to me when I said I was putting on some 'disco'... "This isn't disco... it's afrobeat stuff!". Perhaps, but then the guitars seem almost flamenco. And Antony's presence indescribable. The next track is the real pleaser though. Hercule's Theme being one of the albums five (out of ten) songs not featuring Antony. Yet, it manages to be one of my favourite on the album. Amazingly punchy and upbeat, with a female vocalist and amazing sax work. The saxophone makes many welcome appearances on this album. It shows the album isn't dependent on Antony, and futher tracks only cement this point. It's just great music all 'round. The album peaks at single Blind. Which is oh so good. If the public had any sense this track would be the mainstream breakthrough that Gnarls Barkley's Crazy was last year. I could die.

DeVotchKa - A Mad and Faithful Telling

If you watched the wonderful movie Little Miss Sunshine (and lord knows i have several times) then you've already been introduced to this band, as they did the majority of the soundtrack. Musically, in my mind they're some glorious blend of Arcade Fire, Gorgol Bordello, Sufjan Stevens, and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. But entirely unique in their own way. It's sort of gypsie meets indie rock meets something else. The vibrato heavy vocals are very very distinctive, and the instrumentation is lush and varied. In fact, I was laying in bed listening to this album a few nights ago when it dawned on me that the bass lines are almost entirely performed by what I assume is a fucking bassoon. Correct me if I'm wrong. All in all, a very heartfelt album with amazing amazing instrumentation. Totally in it's own league musically.

The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely

I can say without any hesitation Jack White is my favourite guitarist. He's forced me to change underpants more times than anyone else. Orgasmic. This album came out of nowhere. And this time not because I was out of the loop, but because allegedly they gave no word to their label about its creation... just slapped it down one day and said 'oh we made an album. release this bitch in a week'. Ok, maybe not an exact quote. But it was a nice surprise. Jack White is again joined by Brian Benson, and the rhythm section of The Greenhornes (who are a great blues band in their own right, check them out), but this is far far from a side project. It's well and truly it's own entity now. And it fucking rocks. If you can listen to the first two tracks without needing a change of pants than you are incontinent. As a bass player I may be biased, but holy zombie christ the bass tones on this album are so god damn ballsy. Gritty, dirty bass. Just how it should be. And with Jack's amazing guitar, precise and crunchy drums, and the one-two vocal attack of Jack and Brian (who in my opinion actually seem to be sounding more like each other these days). Musically, it branches out too. Not just dirty blues-rock, but with many surprises along the way. The highlight for me being the amazing fiddle parts in Old Enough. And there's plenty of great keyboard/organ parts throughout, also. And the fucking guitar, man.

Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple

And now the first of two albums produced by Danger Mouse. The man with the golden touch. Anyone responsible for the musical brilliance of Demon Days (by Gorillaz), The Grey Album (the Beatles v Jay-Z mash-up album that first brought him attention, both from music listeners and copyright lawyers), The Good, The Bad, and The Queen (by the Damon Albarn led band of the same name), and The Mask and The Mouse (his collaboration with one of my favourite rappers, MF Doom) deserves all your attention. But it's his collaboration with Cee-Lo as Gnarls Barkley that unexpectedly defined his career. Cee-Lo Green (the soul machine) has been around for quite a while, but never gained the mainstream attention that the musically similar Outkast did. Just a tad too weird, perhaps. But together, they are an unstoppable force. And this album is no different. Musically, it is still quite similar to their debut St Elsewhere. It is however lyrically darker (and I already loved their ability to bring self-deprecation into the mainstream music community littered with egos and aggressive masturbation over the microphone), at times more stripped back (such as on the standout track Who's Gonna Save My Soul?), yet at times way more busy (such as during bizzarre first single Run), and there are enough surprises to keep you hanging (the seemingly Celtic music inspired Going On, for example). In true DM style, the drums are amazing, the music is polished, and his trademarks are everywhere. If you liked their first, I can't see any reason you would love this.

The Black Keys - Attack & Release

The Black Keys have always been a great blues-rock band ripping it apart in the mid-fi arena. Not quite lo-fi, but way too gritty to be considered anywhere near the mainstream as far as production value is concerned. A guitar & drums band. Which is why it was so surprising to hear that the aforementioned Danger Mouse had been roped into producing this album. It's world colliding stuff here. The crisp, often simplistic style of DM clashing into the pure grit and gravel-rash of The Black Keys. But it WORKS. So well. I think the real key is that DM's presence is distinct, but still subtle. It's definitely the most polished sounding album of their career, but the dirt still remains. The gorgeous touches of DM do it wonders and expand their palette. His keyboard parts not overtaking, but wonderfully complimentary. See Psychotic Girl, for example. And the trademark vocal 'oohs' he seems to love. Basically, this unexpected collaboration seems to reflect amazingly well on both parties... two worlds working very well with each other. Far and away my favourite Black Keys release. And in true DM style, the drums seem crunchier too. If you're a fan of either, I would not miss this one. Now if only we can get him to produce a fucking Hives album. Oh yes please.

¿Cómo mejorar, en tu segundo disco, tu notable primer disco? Preguntale a Jack White.

Cuando vos pegás un CD de la banda alternativa (es un decir) de un guitarrista de lo mejorcito que hay en la Tierra y donde este muchacho se dedica a guitarrear a lo loco y vas por la calle haciendo air guitar… significa que hay algo que está funcionando y mucho. Todavía subyugado por ese hermoso hit del 2006 llamado “Steady as she goes” (de su álbum debut: “Broken Boy Soldiers”) escuchamos “Consolers of the Lonely” como quien confirma varias cositas: la primera es cómo toca la guitarra Jack, el animal de los White Stripes (por si hacía falta aclararlo). La segunda es cómo canta, con esa vocecita que nos hace acordar a Jack, Brendan Benson, un notable de Detroit que, parece, ya era alguien antes de comandar el monstruo que comanda con Jack. Hacía rato (está bien, no soy 100% del palo) que no escuchaba rock tan poco condimentado y tan bien ejecutado. Gemas varias (aunque cómo ganarle a Steady as she goes, que tiene ese bajo tan protagonista, esas violas tan estelares y ese estribillo que mamita querida). Me quedo con “Many shades of Black”, que tiene un organito que no sé cómo sobrevive entre tanto virtuosismo pero que lo hace lindo además de esos cortes onda Zeppellin (pero no soy quién para semejante afirmación), y un estribillo apoyado con trompetas y toda la belleza en la garganta de Brendan. Excelente, excelentísimo segundo disco (no sé por qué, también me hacen acordar a los Manic Street Preachers: quizás la voz de Brendan, no sé). Leo por ahí que va camino a convertirse en uno de los mejores del 2008. Veremos dijo Lemos. Todavía falta. Pero sí que se esmeraron. E incluso, superaron lo anterior. Recomendable 100 por ciento.

We got news this morning that trumpet legend and good friend of NPT Wayne Jackson is on the new album by Nashville's own Raconteurs, Consolers of the Lonely, which debuted last week at number 7 on Billboard. You can hear Wayne's signature sound on tracks "The Switch & the Spur" and "Many Shades of Black." Wayne, of course, in addition to the many things he's done in his storied career, was one of the famous Memphis Horns on all those great Stax Records hits and a touring member of Otis Redding's band. Jackson joined us at the Belcourt Theatre last year when we screened "Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story."

Άν θες να χαρακτηρίσεις το album αυτό σε μια σύντομη φράση είναι η εξής : Λιγότερο commercial White Stripes, με μπάσο, και καλύτερα drums.

Η μεγάλη ανάλυση, την οποία δεν κατέχω και τέλεια είναι κάπως έτσι : Δυστυχώς, δεν έχω ακούσει το πρώτο album των Raconteurs, που από όσο διαβάζω είναι ακόμα πιο μακριά απο White Stripes, άρα και πολυ καλύτερο. Οι White Stripes μου αρέσουν δεν λέω, αλλα οι Raconteurs έχουν αυτό που τους λείπει και δεν αναφέρομαι στο μπάσο. Απο την στιγμή που θα κατεβάσεις τον δίσκο (δεν έχουν ακόμα το κύρος που θα σε κάνει να αγοράσεις το cd πρίν το ακούσεις) και πατήσεις το play, θα πάθεις μεγάλο ντουβρουτζά με την riff-άρα που ξεκινά το "Consoler Of The Lonely". Θα προχωρήσεις λίγο, θα μπούνε τα πιο indie-like φωνητικά, θα σε κατεβάσουν λίγο, χωρίς όμως να σταματήσει να σου αρέσει αυτό που ακούς. Αλλα με το που φτάσεις στην γεφυρα, ακούσεις την δεύτερη riff-αρα και μπούνε και τα πιο garage φωνητικά ερωτεύεσαι αυτό που ακούς. Και κάπως έτσι συνεχίζει ο δίσκος. Είναι σαν να ακούς ένα μίγμα Led Zeppelin και Who το 2008 χωρίς να έχουν μείνει πίσω, όπως δείχνουν όλα τα comeback albums (βλ. Judas Priest after 2004 albums, Iron Maiden μετά το 2000).

Το Consolers Of The Lonely δεν το έχω ακούσει ακόμα αρκετά. Δεν μπορώ να πώ άμα θα είναι ένα κλάσικό, αν βάζει υποψηφιότητα για album της χρονιάς απο τώρα, αν θα το ακούω ακόμα σε 2 μήνες. Δεν ξέρω αν είναι ένας δίσκος που θα μείνει γιατί είναι album-άρα, η θα ξεχωρίσω μερικα τραγούδια μόνο. Αλλα το ότι σε μία βδομάδα θα είναι στην κορυφή των plays μου το ξέρω. Οτι θα είναι για τρείς βδομάδες στα most played στο last.fm το ξέρω. Και επίσης ξέρω, ότι μια ακρόαση την θέλει από όλους. Δεν είναι ο δίσκος που είναι μπροστά για την εποχή του, ούτε θα γεννήσει ένα καινούριο ρεύμα. Είναι απλά ένας πολύ καλός δίσκος, με το πολύ καλός σε bold (μφφφ... αστείος?).

Αν βαριέστε όλα τα παραπάνω, το ταπεινό μουσικό μου αυτί το βαθμολογεί με ένα 9/10, στα ρηχά.

The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely - XL Recordings - 2008

A Jack White se le ve desde hace un tiempo como a un tipo sin ataduras, feliz de todo lo que le rodea y despreocupado a su vez de posibles repercusiones a sus últimos lanzamientos. Cuando se tiene la carrera (y la cartera) cubierta como el joven guitarrista, sólo queda disfrutar y experimentar si se es un tipo curioso que rechaza el estatismo tantos otros abrazan. Entonces se ve a un Jack White amante de los toros y lanzándose a la plaza a torear como si de un Manolete patoso se tratase. Prueba de ello es el videoclip “Conquista”, avanzado por Gallego hace un mes, y en el que mencionaba la futura publicación de un single bajo el pseudónimo de Las Rayas Blancas; el resultado era desastroso, pero White sigue siendo feliz.

Esta forma de afrontar cualquier reto ahora la ha plasmado en The Raconteurs, proyecto que lidera junto a otros tres amigos suyos –Brendan Benson, Patrick Keeler y Jack Lawrence–, a cual más peculiar. Sin esperar más de dos años tras el éxito de su anterior álbum, Broken Boy Soldier (2006, V2), los cuatro se vuelven a juntar para darle más juego a la fama alcanzada.

La apuesta es arriesgada desde un inicio. Riéndose de los rumores, de las habladurías y especulaciones de la prensa sobre la fecha de éste disco, van y lo publican con sólo una semana de antelación al anuncio. Su intención era “hacer llegar el disco a los fans y a la prensa exactamente al mismo tiempo”. XL Recordings no habrá estado muy de acuerdo en esta opción, pero ya se sabe que Jack White tiene suficiente personalidad para arriesgarse con lo que sea.

Con unas ventas que hablarán dentro de unos meses, Consolers of the Lonely tendría que centrarse en la música de calidad de la que habla la NME (como el mismo Gallego recordó). Por desgracia, no lo hace. Con ello la controversia está servida, pero da igual, Jack White sonríe y hará otro numerito de torero cuando le apetezca.

La sombra de The White Stripes está siempre presente, y eso no se puede separar del guitarrista, bien se junto con Loretta Lynn o intervenga en la banda sonora de The Rolling Stones. Así que su proyecto en paralelo tiene dicha sombra como una losa pesada, hasta el punto que la posible separación de los White por la ansiedad de Meg White podría llevar a pensar un futuro reconvertido de dúo a cuarteto. No es descabellada la idea, el sonido cada vez se acerca más en ciertos cortes al Elephant (2003, V2).

Entonces el disco qué ofrece. Un inicio espectacular, de los que hacen quitarse el sombrero y hacer mil reverencias al genio de White y su guitarra. “Salute Your Solution” es asombrosa, con unas subidas apoyadas en los riffs de guitarras únicas, perfecta elección como single inicial. “Consolers Of The Lonely” es más de lo mismo, fuerza y guitarras. Y “You Dont Understand Me” demuestra la influencia que ejerce el grupo de Mick Jagger en una balada donde prima más el piano.

Después llegan bajones entre buenos temas, pero ya se sabe que los primeros siempre ocultan a los segundos. De los primeros: “Old Enough” y“Pull This Blanket Off”, por citar solo dos. De los segundos: “The Switch And The Spur” y “Five On The Five”.

En conclusión, un trabajo que tendría que haber sabido seleccionar mejor los temas y no poner varios temas menores junto a otros buenos. Son mejores cuando tiran del garage y lo revitalizan con fuerza, que cuando apuestan por el folk o el blues y dejan las guitarras en casa de la abuela.

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The Raconteurs - Salute Your Solution

Love the way he plays and sings but I just never got past the whole White Stripes shtick. I liked Jack White in theory, but disliked his execution. This was one of the many reasons why I LOVED the first Raconteurs record Broken Boy Soldiers.It had all the elements that I like about Jack White soulful vocals, great melodies and some kicks ass classic rock guitar. It didn't sound much like the White Stripes and there was a definite delineation between White's songs and that of fellow singer/songwriter Brendan Benson. All of these things made the first record pretty amazing.

Unfortunately these are also the same reasons why the Raconteurs sophomore fails to live up to the promise of  Broken Boy Soldiers. The majority of Consolers of the Lonely to me sounds too much like the White Stripes with a bass player. The riffs, the drums and even Brendan Benson's vocals have seemed to have been enveloped by the idea that Jack White of the White Stripes is in their band whereas before it sounded like they were a band with separate but equal parts.

Funny thing, it took till the 12th track (a cover of Terry Reid's Rich Kids Blues) for me to think "Alright, this really is a Raconteurs record". I don't think this to be coincidental, the fact that it took the records sole cover song to remind me what I really like about this band. Jack White's talent lent to a song that didn't sound like his other group.

BTW: I am not even going to pretend to have ever heard much about Terry Reid. I do have to say he has an interesting history. Back in the day a young guitarist named Jimmy Page asked him to be the singer for his new musical project The New Yardbirds. He turned it down, the job eventually went to Robert Plant and the group renamed themselves "Led Zeppelin".

First of all, The Raconteurs amps must go up to 11 for sure because the power chords on the majority of the album are cranked. This is as loud or louder than any guitars you heard on "Soldiers" or any White Stripes album. For me, it's a little distracting sometimes. The song "Hold Up" is immediately skipped every time I get to it. I just can't handle the obnoxious power chords on it, "Five On The Five" or the title track. It's odd but when Jack White breaks out the heavy guitar, it turns me right off on this album.

My favorite tracks on this album are the quieter ones. My favorite song on the album is the last track "Carolina Drama". It's got that Americana sound complete with fiddle and a vivid story painted by Jack's lyrics. "Old Enough" also has an Americana feel with that same fiddle and organ. I also like the two songs ("You Don't Understand Me" & "Many Shades Of Black") that really give the other guitarist/vocalist Brendan Benson some time to shine.

Overall, as painful as it is to say, this is really a Jack White guitar album. He really dominates here when he sounded more like a band member on "Broken Boy Soldiers". My expectations for this album may have been too high that I am inevitably disappointed but it just feels like something is missing. At 14 songs, it may actually be too lengthy and if they trimmed out three or four songs, you would have a much smoother sounding album.

Jack White and Brenden Benson's part-time band, The Raconteurs, gives rock and roll a swift kick in the ass with Consolers of the Lonely, and proves that there really is good music left to hear. Your iPod is not surprised. Audiobomb is. Hit the jump for the full review.

The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely

I’m going to say something that might seem a little controversial; something that may seem like a belligerent nose-thumbing to the music critic community. Here it goes:

The White Stripes suck.

There. I said it, but hear me out. It’s not that their music is without merit, because they continue to be one of the most enigmatic and fresh bands in the musical landscape today. I say such definitive statements because of Jack White’s insistence to keep a certain rhythmically deficient young lady around, whose charming lack of skill does nothing for his songs other than make the listener long for a day when he’d get together with real musicians and make some real music.

The Raconteurs were the realization of that dream… almost. Their first album, Broken Boy Soldiers, was raucous and mean, but it lacked that megaton punch you expect from such a project and ultimately felt rushed, unfinished and unfocused. It’s a good thing the band went back to the studio as 2008 has its first great rock album.

White and Brendan Benson, who both share vocals, guitar and songwriting duties, offer a great counterpoint to their individual strengths. Benson has a very Paul McCartney kind of sensibility to his swelling vocal refrains on tracks like the dreamy “You Don’t Understand Me,” to balance out White’s rip-roaring assault. White’s country-western fetish, which is in full effect on “Carolina Drama” and “Top Yourself,” sharply contrasts the Phil Spector Wall of Sound of “Many Shades of Black,” and the hipster rock of “Attention.” Consolers of the Lonely somehow feels complete, though, even as White and Benson play with the many shades of Rock and Roll. It’s a high-wire balancing act full of hand-claps, high-gain distortion, acoustic guitars and the occasional synthesizer.

When the two artists get together, though, it’s twice as sweet. The opening track, “Consoler of the Lonely,” and its follow up, “Salute your Solution,” are packed full of biggest 70’s arena-rock hooks and put to shame throwback bands like the Black Crowes. Whites’ guitar work retains that raw, uncontained intensity even while rattling around inside the tighter, more melodic songs. His solo in “Hold Up” is a marked highlight.

I can’t decide if it would be better for the members of The Raconteurs to quit their full-time bands or if what makes the band so exciting is the fact that it’s a passion-project for all involved. Either way, Consolers of the Lonely is exactly what rock music needed. A loud, brash, well put challenge for rock bands everywhere to step it up. I, for one, hope more than a few bands heed the call.

Some very big, very exciting albums are out this week. Here are some of the ones the Puppet Staff are giddy about...

Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings - Counting Crows
Pretty. Odd. - Panic! at the Disco
Accelerate - R.E.M.
Consolers of the Lonely - The Raconteurs

And now you know. And knowing, as GI Joe always said, is half the battle. The other half involves mercilessly killing your opponents and then drinking their blood so as to gain their powers.

Available today, Consolers of the Lonely follows the latest trend in the music industry. More and more artists are cutting out the companies and getting the music directly to their fans. In the footsteps Radiohead and Trent Reznor with their "pay what you think it's worth" experiment, such an abrupt release doesn't give reviewers any advantage over the listeners - an interesting idea.

I was expecting a lot from The Raconteurs sophomore release. The crazy offstage is mirrored in the crazy onstage; Broken Boy Soldiers is one of my all-time favorite recordings. With these heavy expectations, I enjoyed Consolers. I remember being more impressed after hearing the first album but that may be because the only changes between the two aren't much more than a fiddle and the occasional femme backup. Consolers of the Lonely is a solid piece; dark, powerful and bluesy enough to remind me why The Racontuers is not only Jack White, but modern rock at its best.

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Um riff choroso de guitarra. entrecortado pelo groove sincopado da bateria. Logo, a voz de Brendan Benson, que divide o front com Jack White, lamentando: "Haven't seen the sun in weeks / My skin is getting pale / Haven't got a mind left to speak / And I'm skinny as a rail ... I'm bored to tears". Assim começa Consolers Of The Lonely, o esperado sophomore album dos Raconteurs, lançado hoje em solo americano [ignoremos o lançamento feito por engano na iTunes Store cinco dias antes do previsto].Consolers segue com "Salute Your Solution", primeiro single do album e cujo vídeo já se encontrava disponível no site da banda. Se você não viu, confira abaixo o Sr. White berrando e se contorcendo sob o riff grudento do contrabaixo de Jack Lawrence:

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