Brendan Benson, producer, songwriter & co-founder of The Raconteurs / Saboteurs, joins us to talk records, collectible vinyl, songwriting, smoking herb, his new LP "Low Key" and lots more. Topics include: Brendan smoking weed on the “Low Key” album cover His preference of tape or Pro Tools Brendan’s process for writing songs What inspires Brendan to write Spending too much time on Social Media Brendan’s early records - Parents playing him The Stooges, Bowie, etc Seeing his parents react to music Brendan’s 1st record - The Cars debut His old record collection was slowly stolen Does he play his records regularly? The challenge of record manufacturings “Low Key” sounds very good on vinyl Some music didn’t sound great on CD Theory of smooth sine waves v digital How Brendan collected records The physical collecting world isn’t as important now Brendan chose between music and painting Does Brendan distance himself from his early work? His earlier work is expensive on vinyl Challenges w getting masters of his earlier recordings Can he repress some of his earlier works? The Raconteurs are the Saboteurs in Australia The “Help Us Stranger” ‘Butcher-Cover’ album The Upholsters singles, Brian Muldoon Early days as The Bricks - playing at the Gold Dollar The recording of “Low Key” during the pandemic Albums that Brendan loves Will Brendan tour the new album? Interview wrap up Order Brendan's new LP "Low Key" on vinyl here. High-resolution & Commercial Free version of this interview available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8 Follow our Podcast: https://linktr.ee/vinylguide Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VinylGuide Instagram: www.Instagram.com/VinylGuide Support our show: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related