Blue Moon Blog

Here’s a kick-start for a Monday, the latest single video from The Raconteurs:

The “side project” of Jack White, of the White Stripes, The Raconteurs teams White with Brendan Benson. I’ve tried, but can’t get into The White Stripes — too rough for me — but have loved Brendan Benson’s stuff for years. These two together really click, especially their recent second release, Consolers of the Lonely, fleshed out with a five-piece band that really rocks. Benson brings out White’s melodic side (who knew he had one?) and White brings out a raw edge in Benson not heard in his solo releases. Sure, these guys wear their influences on their collective sleeve with this project, there’s something new and vital and all their own. I can’t stop playing it.