Brendan Benson makes it work

Brendan Benson occupies a special place in the iconography of Detroit music. Our city's contribution in the pop and singer-songwriter areas has been a bit on the thin side, but Benson blended elements of both into an engaging style that has slowly accumulated a devoted international following for the Royal Oak native. His profile was boosted by the unexpected arrival of the Raconteurs, the band he and Jack White fronted for two albums beginning in 2007, a band that might (or might not) rise...

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