Ep369: Keeping Low Key w Brendan Benson

The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds

Nate Goyer

Music, Music History, Music Interviews

4.7 • 579 Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Brendan Benson, producer, songwriter & co-founder of The Raconteurs / Saboteurs, joins us to talk records, collectible vinyl, songwriting, smoking herb, his new LP "Low Key" and lots more.

Topics include:

Brendan smoking weed on the "Low Key" album cover
His preference of tape or Pro Tools
Brendan's process for writing songs
What inspires Brendan to write
Spending too much time on Social Media
Brendan's early records - Parents playing him The Stooges, Bowie, etc
Seeing his parents react to music
Brendan's 1st record - The Cars debut
His old record collection was slowly stolen
Does he play his records regularly?
The challenge of record manufacturings
"Low Key" sounds very good on vinyl
Some music didn't sound great on CD
Theory of smooth sine waves v digital
How Brendan collected records
The physical collecting world isn't as important now
Brendan chose between music and painting
Does Brendan distance himself from his early work?
His earlier work is expensive on vinyl
Challenges w getting masters of his earlier recordings
Can he repress some of his earlier works?
The Raconteurs are the Saboteurs in Australia
The "Help Us Stranger" 'Butcher-Cover' album
The Upholsters singles, Brian Muldoon
Early days as The Bricks - playing at the Gold Dollar
The recording of "Low Key" during the pandemic
Albums that Brendan loves
Will Brendan tour the new album?
Interview wrap up

Order Brendan's new LP "Low Key" on vinyl here.

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Groove Washer, the best record cleaners and protective sleeves
0:04.3	for your vinyl collection. Ask for the groove washer from your local shop or go to groove washer.com.
0:09.7	Discount code, Vinyl Guide 10. And now on with the show.
0:16.3	Hello, everyone. Welcome to episode 369 of the Vinyl Guide, the podcast for record collectors and music nerds, and today we've got a very special conversation with Brendan Benson, who you may know from the rock contours, or the saboteurs, depending on where you're at in the world.
0:33.5	Brennan is a prolific songwriter and has created two amazing solo albums.
0:38.6	I think they're absolutely wonderful.
0:40.4	Dear Life and Low Key.
0:42.3	Dear Life came out in 2020, just as the pandemic was starting to eclipse everything in our lives.
0:48.8	And low key just came out last week.
0:51.3	Both albums are on streaming services.
0:53.5	You can check them out now,
0:55.0	and you can get the vinyl once you've heard how amazing they are. Deer Life is available at
0:59.3	Third Man Records, and low-key is available on vinyl at schnitzel.co.uk.
1:06.3	Now, today we talked to Brennan all about the early years, his records, the albums that
1:10.8	influenced him, songwriting, working with Jack all about the early years, his records, the albums that influenced him,
1:12.0	songwriting, working with Jack White and the Rackontours, the collectible records of his career,
1:17.2	playing with Jack White and the bricks, the gold dollar days, songwriting, working at a record shop,
1:22.1	recording low-key, and lots, lots more.
1:24.8	And just a final word of note, if you're new to the Vinyl Guide podcast, we welcome you
1:29.5	with open arms.
1:30.3	And if you enjoyed this interview, we've got over 350 more available anytime simply by
1:36.7	subscribing or following the Vinyl Guide in your podcast app.
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