The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely (Tri-Fold Sleeve, 180 Gram) (2 LP)

Pressed on heavyweight, 180 gram double vinyl and housed in a beautiful tri-fold sleeve. 2008 sophomore album from the alt-rock super group featuring Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler. Features the single "Salute Your Solution". The album earned a nomination for Best Rock Album at the 51st Grammy Awards. From the beginning Jack White insisted that the Raconteurs were a proper band and not just a White Stripes side project. The release of CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY, the second album by the band he co-leads alongside singer-songwriter Brendan Benson, bears out all parties' commitment to the project. From the very first cut (the title track), the varied musical personalities at work here are apparent, as the song moves back and forth between a streamlined, Benson-sung section and a slower, crunchier blues-rocking snatch of patented White work. That stylistic dynamic plays itself out in less blatant juxtapositions throughout the rest of the album. "You Don't Unders