I'm generally not a big fan of collaborations, be they musical, literary or otherwise. With music, it seems like a collaboration yields muddled fruit -- two singers from very different genres creating an ego-driven product that doesn't appeal to fans of either.
But enough negativity, because there's a collaboration afoot that just about makes me clap my hands fast-like and giggle.
Brendan Benson, a geeky but talented singer/songrwriter, is working with Jack White of White Stripes fame on an album coming out in May. The band is called The Raconteurs, and the album is Broken Boy Soldiers.
I know I should reserve jugdment until I at least hear the single, but I have grounds for optimism. First, I'm just glad they're calling it a band. Not, you know, "Brendan Benson vs. Jack White" or "Jack White, with Brendan Benson and the Gold Toof Mafia" or something.
So has anyone actually heard these guys yet? I could probably poke around for a clip, but I'm lazy. I'll just cuddle with my optimism and hope for the best.
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They did a private live recording session for XM Radio, and the first single, "Steady as She Goes" is in constant rotation on a lot of the channels.
It's okay. Catchy, with a very retro feel. I thought it was a little bit repetitive, and the "hook" was a little bit cheesy -- it's obviously just a dumb rock song and not as artistic or creative as you'd expect from either Jack White or Brendan Benson.
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