Stereogum — While Jack cavorts with Dead Weather, familiarize yourself with fellow Raconteur Brendan Benson's forthcoming solo album My Old, Familiar Friend (8/18, ATO). It's currently streaming at NPR. more info

411 Mania — Brendan Benson will be supporting his new solo album... more info

Rolling Stone — The Who’s Roger Daltrey hits the road solo on the “Use It or Lose It” tour, Brendan Benson sets out without his Raconteurs bandmates and Japan’s Shonen Knife plot out a North American trek in support of their new album Super Group (named in h... more info

NME — The Raconteurs man will also preview his new album online more info

Powerpopulist — Hoo Boy, I stay away from my faveblogs for awhile and upon returning, what do I find? Lots, that's what. Such as: Velvet Crush - Worst Enemy - Mars Needs GuitarsBrendan Benson - Good To Me - Mars Needs GuitarsThe Deathray Davies - Low And Silent - Ma... more info

Rolling Stone — For his first solo album since 2005, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Brendan Benson unwittingly reached back to something decidedly more anglophilic than the Southern-fried rock he makes with the Raconteurs: Elvis Costello. “It’s that Farfisa!�... more info

Clickmusic — The singer returns with a new album following his stint in The Raconteurs. more info

NME — The Raconteurs star plays in support of his latest solo album more info

The Quietus — Singer to play Birimingham show more info

Pasta Primavera — With all the hoopla with the Raconteurs it’s easy to forget how good Brendan Benson’s solo stuff is.  Well he has reminded us all of that by this new album, My Old, Familiar Friend, out on August 18th via ATO Records.  Take a listen to the ... more info