By: Caitlin Hoffman
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

They’ve been a presence on soundtracks; they’re the source of that ‘one awesome song’ on the radio. Strictly speaking, they take music and make it their devoted slave, constantly portioning out new delicacies for the public to eat up. They’re The Raconteurs, a name that oughta be shouted out far and wide. This is a band that is obviously connected to the old school edge of punk rock, respecting their musical roots while still being comfortable with adding their own creative twist to the genre. The fact that they’re fronted by the singer of the White Stripes, a band infamous for its indescribable mood, only further fuels their unmatched thrill and passion.

They constantly reek of their remarkable drive for letting music moisturize their skin and oxygenate their veins, and refuse to abide to the limiting rules of the music industry. When their second album Consolers of the Lonely was released in 2008, they didn’t do any major advertising or PR until a few weeks before it came out, an uncommon method of approaching an album release. Jack White said it was to avoid the typical hype and critique that often occurs when an album comes out, and explained that, “The music business is so scared all the time, and I don’t like living in fear like that.” This band is not fashioned out of puppets. All they care about is making music, and making sure it gets to their true fans.

Of course, it’s not just their approach to making music that causes them to shine brighter than most- their snappy lyrics and vicious melodies make them hyper-addictive. No matter what, they’re always letting the creative drive point them in which direction to go, ready to get further submerged in untested depths of music. People often turn to music as a therapeutic tool, a means by which they can outlet their own personal frustrations and feel that they have a connection with someone else when the lyrics are describing what they are feeling but cannot quite express. Many, particularly those who feel misplaced in this world, could feel an affinity with the lyrics by The Raconteurs. As their second album title (as well as the name of the single that went #1 from that album) will attest, they truly are ‘consolers of the lonely’.

If you haven’t graced your ear drums with this band before, then listen below.