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Exclusive First Listen: Brendan Benson
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First Listen

Exclusive First Listen: Brendan Benson

A lot of people had never heard of Brendan Benson before he formed The Raconteurs in 2005 with guitarist Jack White of The White Stripes. But Benson already had a solid solo career, and anyone familiar with his music will confirm that he's responsible for much of that band's hyper-infectious power-pop sound. You can hear as much on Benson's latest solo album, My Old, Familiar Friend, available here in its entirety two weeks before its official release.

Exclusive First Listen: Brendan Benson

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Music Interviews

The Raconteurs: New Music for Old Friends

The rock group, led by Brendan Benson and Jack White, recently surprised the rock world by releasing its new album on one week's notice. But the two guitarists surprised themselves with the new musical identity they forged.

The Raconteurs: New Music for Old Friends

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Live in Concert

The Raconteurs In Concert

The Raconteurs just want to have fun. Loud and brash with an arsenal of infectious riffs, the quartet plays with swagger, a wry sense of humor and one, singular message: Let's rock. Hear The Raconteurs in a full concert, recorded live from Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club.

The Raconteurs In Concert

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World Cafe Looks Back: Jack White

Jack White of The White Stripes performs during the fourth and final day of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival June 17, 2007 in Manchester, Tennessee.

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World Cafe

World Cafe Looks Back: Jack White

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World Cafe's 20th-anniversary celebration kicks off with a look at Jack White's many talents, including his work as a producer and his bands The White Stripes and The Raconteurs.

World Cafe Looks Back: Jack White

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Review

Best Music Of 2008

NPR Listeners Pick The Best Music Of 2008

NPR listeners cast tens of thousands of ballots, but in the end, only a handful of votes separated some of the bands. See and hear what NPR listeners picked as the best albums of 2008.

NPR Listeners Pick The Best Music Of 2008

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World Cafe

The Raconteurs: Acoustic 'Consolers'

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Jack White's main project outside The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, performs an all-acoustic set of material from Consolers of the Lonely. Members Brendon Benson and Patrick Keeler also explain why their Australian Web site calls the band The Saboteurs in a session from WXPN.

The Raconteurs in Studio on World Cafe 11/14/08

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The Raconteurs: A Stripe of a Different Color

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Each of the four members of The Raconteurs have already had successful musical enterprises outside of The Raconteurs, but one is undeniably more prominent than the others: Jack White hit stardom with The White Stripes.

The Raconteurs: A Stripe of a Different Color

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