
If Jack White "of The White Stripes" may have constituted the 25% of The Raconteurs that commanded approximately nigh on 90% of any initial appeal then lone ranger Brendan Benson will indubitably have upped his share since throwing his cards (or at least homely nasal vocals) down into the mix. He's debatably become "Brendan Benson of The Raconteurs" to the more ignorant or undiscerning among us and although the dust around White's debut solo outing proper may still be mid-settle, What Kind of World could – even if it may not – sweep away some of [...]