In the spirit of the quick turn-around between the completion and actual release of the new Raconteurs album, here is a short news story (because we, as a race — the human race — don’t have time to wait for a finished record, and we don’t have time for long news stories):

The LP is called Counselors of the Lonely (Third Man/XL/Warner), and it comes out March 25 on CD, LP, and digital formats, like the single 320kb MP3 posted on the band’s website. They’re also going on a short Western U.S. (with a little dip into Canada) tour, including a two-day stint at Stubb’s BBQ, which I am sure is more prestigious than it sounds.

For my final act, I will now paint you a word picture using the list of all the words that were capitalized in Brendan, Jack, Patrick, and Jack’s press release: EVERYWHERE, EVERY FORMAT AT ONCE, EXACT SAME TIME, THEN, FOR YOU, IMMEDIATELY, NOT, REACTION.

Consolers of the Lonely tracklist:

1. Consoler of the Lonely 2. Salute Your Solution 3. You Don’t Understand Me 4. Old Enough 5. The Switch and the Spur 6. Hold Up 7. Top Yourself 8. Many Shades of Black 9. Five on the Five 10. Attention 11. Pull This Blanket Off 12. Rich Kid Blues 13. These Stones Will Shout 14. Carolina Drama

Tourdates:

04.20.08 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom 04.21.08 - Seattle, WA - Neumo’s 04.22.08 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom 04.23.08 - San Francisco, CA - Bimbo’s 365 Club 04.25.08 - Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 04.26.08 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint 04.28.08 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium 04.29.08 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre 05.01.08 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues 05.02.08 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s BBQ 05.03.08 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s BBQ 05.04.08 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 06.13.08 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 06.26.08 - Arendal, Norway - Hove Festival 07.12.08 - Kinross, Scotland - T in the Park 07.13.08 - Naas, Ireland - Oxegen Festival