The Raconteurs Return with “Help Us Stranger”
Over a decade after their last album, The Raconteurs have returned to release Help Us Stranger. The band consists of Jack White, Brendan Benson, Patrick Keeler, and bassist Jack Lawrence, although it started as a collaboration between White and Benson.
“If I had my pick of everybody I knew, these are the three guys I wanted to start a band with,” White told Billboard. “We all came from nothing — everyone was just passionate.”
Lawrence plays bass and Moog Taurus pedals on the record. Hear his four-string work on the track “Bored and Razed”:
The Raconteurs will be on tour through the summer and into the fall in support of the album.
Help Us Stranger is available now on CD, vinyl and as a digital download (iTunes and Amazon MP3).
Help Us Stranger Track List:
- Bored and Razed
- Help Me Stranger
- Only Child
- Don’t Bother Me
- Shine the Light on Me
- Somedays (I Don’t Feel Like Trying)
- Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)
- Sunday Driver
- Now That You’re Gone
- Live A Lie
- What’s Yours Is Mine
- Thoughts and Prayers
The Raconteurs Tour Dates:
Date | Location | Venue |
---|---|---|
Jul 12 | Detroit, MI | Masonic Temple Theatre |
Jul 14 | Milwaukee, WI | Eagles Ballroom |
Jul 15 | Minneapolis, MN | Armory |
Jul 18 | Seattle, WA | WaMu Theater at CenturyLink Field Events Center |
Jul 19 | Vancouver, BC | Queen Elizabeth Theatre |
Jul 21 | Troutdale, OR | Edgefield |
Jul 23 | Oakland, CA | Fox Theater |
Jul 26 | Los Angeles, CA | Greek Theatre |
Jul 27 | Santa Barbara, CA | Santa Barbara Bowl |
Jul 28 | San Diego, CA | Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre |
Aug 10 | Lexington, KY | Railbird Festival |
Aug 11 | Knoxville, TN | Knoxville Civic Auditorium |
Aug 12 | Indianapolis, IN | Egyptian Room at Old National Centre |
Aug 13 | Pittsburgh, PA | Stage AE |
Aug 15 | Cleveland, OH | Agora Theatre |
Aug 16 | Watkins Glen, NY | Woodstock 50 |
Aug 17 | Washington, DC | The Anthem |
Aug 18 | Charlotte, NC | The Fillmore |
Aug 20 | Columbia, SC | Township Auditorium |
Aug 21 | Atlanta, GA | Tabernacle |
Aug 22 | Atlanta, GA | Tabernacle |
Aug 29 | Nashville, TN | Ryman Auditorium |
Aug 30 | Nashville, TN | Ryman Auditorium |
Sep 3 | Raleigh, NC | Red Hat Amphitheater |
Sep 6 | New York, NY | Hammerstein Ballroom |
Sep 7 | Brooklyn, NY | Kings Theatre |
Sep 9 | Boston, MA | House of Blues |
Sep 12 | Toronto, ON | Sony Centre |
Sep 13 | Columbus, OH | Express Live! |
Oct 12 | Oklahoma City, OK | The Criterion |
Oct 13 | Tulsa, OK | Cain’s Ballroom |
Oct 14 | Tulsa, OK | Cain’s Ballroom |
Oct 17 | Kansas City, MO | Arvest Bank Theatre |
Oct 18 | St. Louis, MO | The Pageant |