Raconteurs: How To Console A Life

Fast on the heels of the news that The Raconteurs are to rush release their next record entitled "Consolers of the Lonely", the tracklisting from said album has now been unveiled.

This means - in theory - that only those closest to the band will be hearing the album before March 25, 2008 when it is officially due out. Indeed, the album so far seems to have been kept off the P2P networks, quite a feat considering there's only 5 days to go at the time of writing.

A month after overseeing the release, White, Benson and company will be embarking on a tour across North America, with a few stops in Europe in aid of the many and varied festivals this year. If you have tickets for the Oxegen Feastival or T in the Park, congratulations, you may well be seeing them live. On a side note, if you bought T in the Park tickets, we're sorry, but you will be going to T in the Park.

The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely tracklisting:

01.) Consoler of the Lonely
02.) Salute Your Solution
03.) You Don't Understand Me
04.) Old Enough
05.) The Switch and the Spur
06.) Hold Up
07.) Top Yourself
08.) Many Shades of Black
09.) Five on the Five
10.) Attention
11.) Pull This Blanket Off
12.) Rich Kid Blues
13.) These Stones Will Shout
14.) Carolina Drama

The Raconteurs - Is There a Geppetto in the House? 2008 Tour

Apr 20 - Vancouver, British Columbia @ Commodore Ballroom
Apr 21 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
Apr 22 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
Apr 23 - San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo's 365 Club
Apr 25 - Indio, CA @ Coachella
Apr 26 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
Apr 28 - Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Auditorium
Apr 29 - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre
May 01 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
May 02 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's BBQ
May 03 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's BBQ
May 04 - New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
Jun 13 - Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo
Jun 26 - Arendal, Norway @ Hove Festival
July 12 - Kinross, Scotland @ T in the Park
July 13 - Naas, Ireland @ Oxegen Festival

The headlining shows up until Stubb's in Austin, Texas (inclusive) will be supported by North Carolina's Birds of Avalon.