Raconteurs Album Next Week!

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THE RACONTEURS TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY EVERYWHERE... IN ONE WEEK

The Raconteurs
"Album" meaning: full length vinyl, CD and digital formats; and "everywhere" meaning: local mom and pop indie retailers, corporate superstores, supermarkets, iTunes, Amazon, the band's own website and any other location that could get the record up and going this quickly (some places couldn't move this fast, so they will join in as soon as they can).

The Raconteurs new album, Consolers Of the Lonely, contains 14 new recordings and is being released globally on Third Man Records in conjunction with XL Recordings and Warner Brothers Records.

The album was mastered and completed in the first week of March. It was then taken immediately to a vinyl pressing plant. Then to a CD pressing plant. Then preparations to sell it digitally began. March 25 became the soonest date to have it available in EVERY FORMAT AT ONCE. The band have done no interviews or advertisements for this record before this announcement.

The purpose: to get the album to the fans as soon as possible. The band wanted to get this record to fans, the press, radio, etc., all at the EXACT SAME TIME so that no one has an upper hand on anyone else regarding its availability, reception or perception.

There will be a video up on the internet for the first single, "Salute Your Solution," on March 25 as well, provided it gets edited in time. It was just filmed the other day!

The band also announced a string of tour dates connecting major festival appearances.

The Raconteurs Tour Dates
04/20/08 Sun Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
04/21/08 Mon Neumos Seattle, WA
04/22/08 Tue Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
04/23/08 Wed Bimbo's 365 Club San Francisco, CA
04/25/08 Fri Coachella Music Festival (Empire Polo Field) Indio, CA
04/26/08 Sat The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas, NV
04/28/08 Mon The Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO
04/29/08 Tue Uptown Theater Kansas City, MO
05/01/08 Thu House Of Blues Dallas, TX
05/02/08 Fri Stubb's BBQ Austin, TX
05/03/08 Sat Stubb's BBQ Austin, TX
05/04/08 Sun New Orleans Fairgrounds New Orleans, LA
06/13/08 Fri Bonnaroo Music Festival Manchester, TN
06/26/08 Thu Hove Festival Arendal, NOR
07/12/08 Sat T in the Park Kinross, UK
07/13/08 Sun Oxegen Festival Naas, IR

http://www.myspace.com/theraconteurs

[Published on: 3/18/08]


 

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MaseBase starstarstarstarstar Tue 3/18/2008 10:42AM
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MaseBase

Aaawwee yeah! I think the first Raconteurs album was absolutely dynamite. I am extremely psyched to hear this one...

DaveT Tue 3/18/2008 10:53AM
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DaveT

Just like Jimmy Walker used to say..."DYYYYYYYY-NOOOOOOOOOOOO-MIIIIIIIIIIITE"

SCIRGR84EVS Tue 3/18/2008 11:07AM
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phisherman81 Tue 3/18/2008 11:36AM
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hnkscrpio Tue 3/18/2008 11:46AM
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hnkscrpio

What mixing different styles of music is bad Phisherman? I love genre bending music. I'm so tired of you.

mfgoof Tue 3/18/2008 11:50AM
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KCReb Tue 3/18/2008 11:59AM
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KCReb

Whoa - so much love on this board. I dig the Raconteurs. Jack White has such a presence with whatever he does. I'm definitely curious to hear this and I really like their guerilla style release.

soulink starstarstarstarstar Tue 3/18/2008 02:05PM
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soulink

4/23 is going to be an Epic Wednesday.

Chaloupka starstarstarstarstar Tue 3/18/2008 02:10PM
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Chaloupka

Can't wait for the album and the Denver show!

BGsteveBG starstarstarstarstar Tue 3/18/2008 02:28PM
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BGsteveBG

Coffee and Cigarettes is an awesome movie

RothburyWithCheese starstarstarstarstar Tue 3/18/2008 03:04PM
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RothburyWithCheese

I like both SCI and Raconteurs. Cant wait for some 2 nights st Stubbs.

Shmo-Kaine star Wed 3/19/2008 05:43AM
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Shmo-Kaine

I like Jack White, he can write songs that stick in your head. But I don't really care for these guys. "steady as she goes" SUCKED BALLS

jimmy row Wed 3/26/2008 07:06AM
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just picked this up yesterday. Awesome, plain and simple. Im continually amazed by jack white. In my humble opinion this is way better than their debut. They better be adding more dates.....like BOSTON!