The Raconteurs has announced more details on their upcoming new album. The highly-anticipated album, titled Help Us Strangers, will release June 21 via Third Man Records. It serves as the band’s third LP and first release in 11 years. 11 of the 12 track was fully written by members Jack White and Brendan Benson, with the other track being a cover of Donovan’s “Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness)” It also features collaborations from longtime friends of the band, including multi-instrumentalist Dean Fertita, who has worked with fellow band The Dead Weather and Queens of the Stone Age, Lillie Mae Rische and her sister Scarlett Rische.
Along with the album announcement, a special Help Us Stranger-themed Vault Package that features a limited edition green/black/copper swirled vinyl LP. The vinyl also includes an exclusive Vault-only moving image lenticular cover art. Early demo recordings of two songs from the new album “Help Me Stranger” and “Somedays (I Don’t Feel Like Trying”), a Patrick Keeler-designed Raconteurs bandana and an exclusive Raconteurs slip mat are also included in the package. Fans can purchase here.
The group will also be making their return to the stage this Saturday as a part of Third Man Records 10 Year Anniversary celebration in Nashville. It will be the first live show in eight years. They will then head overseas to perform at a few festivals including London’s All Point East Festival, Poland’s Warsaw Festival, and the Netherlands’ Best Kept Secret Festival. A couple of US Festivals are also on their itinerary including the new Railbird Festival in Lexington, KY and Woodstock’s 50th Anniversary Festival alongside Jay-Z, Dead & Company, and Chance the Rapper. A full North American tour will be announced at a later date. See their list of tour dates below.
Help Us Stranger Tracklisting:
1. Bored and Razed
2. Help Me Stranger
3. Only Child
4. Don’t Bother Me
5. Shine The Light On Me
6. Somedays (I Don’t Feel Like Trying)
7. Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness)
8. Sunday Driver
9. Now That You’re Gone
10. Live A Lie
11. What’s Yours Is Mine
12. Thoughts and Prayers
THE RACONTEURS 2019 WORLD TOUR
04/06/2019 – Third Man Records 10 Years – Nashville, TN
04/16/2019 – Powerstation – Auckland, New Zealand (SOLD OUT)
04/18/2019 – Regent Theatre – Melbourne, Australia (SOLD OUT)
04/20/2019 – Big Top Sydney – Milsons Point, Australia
04/22/2019 – Bluesfest Byron Bay – Byron Bay, Australia
04/24/2019 – Akasaka Blitz – Minato City, Japan
04/25/2019 – Akasaka Blitz – Minato City, Japan
05/25/2019 – All Points East – London, UK
05/26/2019 – L’Olympia – Paris, France (SOLD OUT)
05/27/2019 – Cirque Royal – Brussels, Belgium
05/28/2019 – E-Werk – Köln, Germany
05/30/2019 – Verti Music Hall – Berlin, Germany
05/31/2019 – Heartland Festival – Kværndrup, Denmark
06/01/2019- Orange Warsaw Festival – Warsaw, Poland
06/02/2019- Best Kept Secret Festival – Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands
08/10/2019 – Railbird Festival – Lexington, KY
08/16/2019 – Woodstock 50 – Watkins Glen, NY
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