Raconteurs And Hives Collaborate

The Raconteurs have collaborated with The Hives on their new album.

As previously reported the band have written 12 songs for the follow up to their 2006 debut 'Broken Boy Soldiers', and are currently holed up in Blackbird Studio in Nashville.

Posting on Hivesmusic.com, the Swedes' frontman Pele Almqvist explained in his online diary he had collaborated with Jack White and co.

He wrote: "April 21: Had breakfast with Jack White. Recorded footsteps for the new Raconteurs album. Those are some great guys."

Jack White recently declared that the sound was "very different" to the band's debut album.

Meanwhile The White Stripes will release their own studio album "Icky Thump" on June 18.

Thanks for the report to NME.com.

Comments

[chris_red]

sweet

[frankv]

Cool, I like both bands.

Awesome. I love them both.

Checked.

[euan_soad]

Damn was hoping this was new Hives album not Raconturs

[matttt]

Havent heard from the hives in absolutely ages, its good to see their not done yet.

[TheSilverBeatle]

Sweet jesus...he finished a new album with The White Stripes...is touring for that album this summer and at the same time is recording a second racounters album. He's a machine.

[JimiOwnsYou21]

that seems like a friggin' crazy mesh of hives and raconteurs... but sweet!

[bearded_monkey]

Cool

Im confused about the Hives tho! Are they still together or what?

[buzz]

TheSilverBeatle wrote:

Sweet jesus...he finished a new album with The White Stripes...is touring for that album this summer and at the same time is recording a second racounters album. He's a machine.

haha exactly what i was thinking!

[botchlariot]

he must be a tweaker... thats the only way...

[Firewind Raging]

buzz wrote:

TheSilverBeatle wrote:

Sweet jesus...he finished a new album with The White Stripes...is touring for that album this summer and at the same time is recording a second racounters album. He's a machine.


haha exactly what i was thinking!

Me too!!

[adslam3]

thats pretty sick...both bands rocks BUT we neeeed a new hives album pronto. i know they are working on one though

[break-me-in]

Awesome.

But just how much can Jack White do at once?

Great news.

Not a massive Hives fan, but they're all right, and The Raconteurs are the Dog's Bollocks.

[Gus Pablo]

By footsteps, does he mean... like, outlines for songs, or that they recorded actual footsteps?

[GeekStinkBreath]

The Hives have a new album coming out if I'm not mistaken.

[BreakingTheGirl]

Great news!!!
It's a pretty big/good time for garage rock lately.

[RickGardiner]

Yes go the Hives! Anyone else heard that one new song they did live? Sounds really awesome.

[Rambo-Conny]

Pfft, "Pele" Almqvist. What is he, a footballer?

I think it's time for a new Hives album, though.

[Guitar_Dude777]

gosh Jack White and the Hives are gods!

[Hooyahman]

THE HIVES!!! Hooray they're not gone from music forever! And this should be awesome. I Love the Raconteurs!

[Hooyahman]

and I think footsteps either refers to outline material, or an album track itself.

[joshsirjoshules]

Jesus Christ, The Hives need to stop collaborating with people and get their ****ing album done. It's ridiculous how long they take on their records...

[Baltic Ave.]

Probably the best news i've heard in a couple of days....I can't wait for Icky Thump either.

[CandyCaneBoy]

Wow, you gotta love Jack's work ethic. Its like Christmas all year for Jack White fans. Can't Wait

[God's Guitarist]

haha yeh how long does it take to write 15 2 min songs??!!!

Checkonteurs

[lawlstfu]

This is awesome.

[lawlstfu]

This is awesome. Footsteps is probably a album track, sounds cool.