The Raconteurs begin work on second LP

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by Mike Diver [Edit this content] ▾ 13 comments 17:09 April 25th, 2007

The Raconteurs have started work on their second album, the follow-up to last year's Broken Boy Soldiers.

The four-piece have apparently written twelve songs already - very different to those of the debut - and singer Jack White has told Billboard.com that the band hope to get the songs fully recorded before his other band takes priority:

"We don't know if we're going to finish but we wanted to get everything down before we got busy. We have a lot bigger ideas about certain things, so we will see how far we get."

The band are recording in Nashville. Yup.

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Let's set the ball rolling...

I prefer the Raconteurs to the White Stripes, no matter how charming Meg is. Sorry.

badgertastic | 25 Apr '07, 17:14 | X | Reply

Oh my god

Does Jack white ever stop working? Looking forward to this though, really liked the debut.

OldGregg | 25 Apr '07, 17:19 | X | Reply

I wasnt so keen

on the debut it could of and SHOULD of been much better then it was. Still gives me something to listen to

Yesiamaduck @OldGregg | 25 Apr '07, 20:48 | X | Reply

i really liked the debut

a few really good songs, all of which were the ones that sounded like Brendan Benson.. but it just faded instantly after a few weeks..

hopefully this new one will pack more longevity in

benmarwood @Yesiamaduck | 25 Apr '07, 20:52 | X | Reply

white stripes > the raconteurs..

moodiejg @benmarwood | 25 Apr '07, 23:22 | X | Reply

i much prefer

Brendan Benson on his lonesome.

blaaast | 26 Apr '07, 01:41 | X | Reply

i do prefer the white stripes...

but raconteurs live are just as fantastic. Shame the album wasn't much more than produced radio fodder, but i still look forward to new material.

Obviously Jack prefers these guys to white stripes just through his work ethic.

redsleepingrichey | 26 Apr '07, 09:53 | X | Reply

XL must be thrilled about this

"er, mr white... er, you just did this one for us, erm... could you do a bit of promoti- no? you're going to do that instead? well that's very cool... gah..."

amyblue @blaaast | 26 Apr '07, 09:54 | X | Reply

Wokaholic

Look at the just announced White Stripes US tour 1 day off in 9.

Hasn't he just had another kid too? Although knowing Jack Whites views on women I guess that he should be out earning whilst she stays at home cooking!

Rev_Kramer | 26 Apr '07, 10:30 | X | Reply