The Raconteurs Make Their Return: 'We Have This Chemistry'
The Grammy-nominated rock supergroup The Raconteurs are back after 11 years. Jack White and Brendan Benson talk about the band's latest album Help Us, Stranger.
Jack White of The White Stripes, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler, known to fans as The Raconteurs, have carved out a spot as one of rock's most formidable supergroups. In 2006, the band's album Broken Boy Soldiers was nominated for a Grammy for best rock album. But what was once just a side project for everyone is back more than a decade later.
For the band's first album in 11 years, the players let the songs guide the way, writing like The Raconteurs. Even after time away, they knew what worked. "We have this chemistry," Benson says. "I don't notice too many other bands that have any sort of internal chemistry. I think that's what makes The Raconteurs special."
