Fresh from a summer tour with his significant other, Jack White has quickly moved onto his next project, as one fourth of the all-star combo The Raconteurs. Joining White in this new venture will be guitarist Brendan Benson, Greenhornes' drummer Patrick Keeler and bassist Jack Lawrence.

The Raconteurs' first album, Broken Boy Soldiers, will be released this May. For those who can't wait, two songs, "Steady, As She Goes" and "Store Bought Bones," can be streamed at their wonderfully retro-style web site.

The seeds for The Raconteurs were sown when Benson and White got together over the summer and wrote "Steady, As She Goes." Inspired by their new song, the two were motivated the put a band together with old friends and recruited Keeler and Lawrence for the effort. Benson and The Greenhornes opened various dates for the White Stripes on their recent tour.

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