使用者:Asmend/Brendan Benson

布蘭丹·班森 (Brendan Benson)
2005年11月的表演時
藝人
出生	(1970-11-14) 1970年11月14日 Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
音樂類型	搖滾音樂, 獨立搖滾, power pop, 另類搖滾
演奏樂器	Vocals, 吉他, 低音吉他, 鍵盤, 架子鼓
活躍年代	1996-現在
唱片公司	Readymade Records, Lojinx, ATO V2 Records (previous) MapleMusic Recordings (Canada)
網站	www.brendanbenson.com
相關團體	The Raconteurs, The Waxwings, The Greenhornes, Jape, Ashley Monroe, Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons
著名樂器
1959 Guild Aristocrat Fender Telecaster

布蘭丹·班森 (生於 11月 14日, 1970, 羅耶沃卡, 密歇根州) 是一個美國藝人和唱作人。 他可以演奏吉他， 低音吉他，鍵盤和架子鼓。 他目前發佈過四張獨唱專輯，而且他也是The Raconteurs的主唱之一。

Recording career

一個密西西比（One Mississippi）

他的處女座, 一個密西西比（One Mississippi）， 於1996年在美國的維京唱片發佈。在這張專輯裏 Jason Falkner 提供了很多支持，但因為銷量不佳，所以後來布蘭丹被維京唱片公司所放棄。

拉帕爾克（Lapalco）

緊接著在2002年，這張專輯被發佈了。這一次的唱片仍然沒有得到很大的反映，但是也得到了相比一個密西西比每個國家版本總和的三倍的銷售量。

專輯內的歌曲『Good To Me』和『Tiny Spark』分別被英國電視劇 Teachers 選作第三季和第四季的背景音樂，並且收錄到了官方專輯中。這首歌也被刻錄到了白線條樂團的單曲專輯 Seven Nation Army的B面上去。並且電影情場算死草 (Along Came Polly) 和World's Greatest Dad也使用了一部分他的歌曲用作背景音樂。

在布蘭丹為這張專輯巡演的時候，布蘭丹還為英國的里丁&利茲音樂節 (Reading and Leeds Festivals)表演，並且在最後演唱了『Jet Lag』一曲。這首歌曲與其他五首單曲一起發佈在2003年拉帕爾克的再版中。

2003年的再版中，布蘭丹還發佈了歌曲『Metarie』，由後來的樂隊The Well Fed Boys演奏，這是布蘭丹第一次發佈完全由其他人寫得歌曲。這意味著在過去他從未發表過非他本人撰寫的歌曲。

愛情的多選一 (The Alternative to Love)

班森在2005年的時候發佈了這張專輯，愛情的多選 (The Alternative to Love)。並且與他新的合作樂隊The Stiff Tissues同時在美國、英國和歐洲地區進行了巡演。他以『Spit It Out』得到了英國專輯排行榜第75名的成績，同時為他賺來了一些名氣。『Cold Hands Warm Heart』和『What I'm Looking For』在多個商業節目和電視劇中出現。

健談者 (The Raconteurs)

他是樂隊 The Raconteurs 的一員，隊員包括傑克·懷特(Jack White)、傑克·勞倫斯(Jack Lawrence) 和帕德里克·基勒(Patrick Keeler)。他和懷特一起譜寫曲子，2006年時在美國以健談者樂隊的名義發表了專輯Broken Boy Soldiers。2008年3月發表第二張專輯 Consolers of the Lonely。班森同時也是The Greenhornes、The Nice Device、The Mood Elevator (The Well Fed Boys的另外一個名字)、Whirlwind Heat和the Stiff Tissues的製作人。

我熟悉的老朋友(My Old, Familiar Friend)

Benson's fourth album was My Old, Familiar Friend. In March 2007, a handful of demos from Benson's upcoming album were posted on his Myspace. "Feel Like Taking You Home" was the first of these demos to appear. Around the same time the demos of "Forget", "Poised And Ready" and "Go Nowhere" leaked onto the internet. Later he posted more songs on his MySpace including "Lesson Learned", "Eyes On the Horizon", and "Untitled". Dean Fertita, who played keyboards with the Raconteurs on tour and now is with Queens of the Stone Age and The Dead Weather, plays piano on all the Benson demos, with all other instruments played by Benson.

In October 2007 two new songs, "Purely Automatic" and "Will it Keep," were published on Benson's official website, presumably finished songs from the album. In November 2008, he uploaded a new song, "Playdown", on his Myspace, but it was quickly taken down. He soon put it back up along with another new song called "No One Else But You". Soon after, the songs "O My Love" and "New Words Of Wisdom" were added to his page. Later he added "I'll Never Tell", "Happy Most of the Time", "Only in a Dream" (cover of Young Hines), and "Diamond" on his official MySpace page and he also added "Open Your Eyes" on his Reverb Nation page. In mid March 2009 Brendan put a collaboration with his girlfriend Britt, "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" (cover of The Marvelettes) on his Myspace page.

On March 18, 2009, KRCW played a new song "A Whole Lot Better" and on May 10, 2009 KRCW played another new song entitled "Garbage Day" both presumably finished songs off his fourth album. The title "My Old, Familiar Friend" and the track list were revealed on June 4, 2009. The album was released on August 18, 2009. My Old, Familiar Friend was produced by Gil Norton according to his MySpace page. He is backed by the Features on some of the record.

Collaboration with Ashley Monroe

In late 2008, Ashley Monroe collaborated with The Raconteurs and Ricky Skaggs on The Raconteurs single, "Old Enough", which was released in bluegrass form, and as a music video which is currently in rotation on CMT.

In early February 2009, two songs entitled "The Things I Do" and "Grey" appeared on Monroe's MySpace along with this message:

"Hey everyone! I just wanted to write ya a quick note to tell you I have put up some new songs you guys haven't heard. I have been working with Brendan Benson ... who I met on the set on The Raconteurs video shoot... and I am SOOO EXCITED about the music we have been making. I can't wait to share more! The two songs I posted of ours are "The Things I Do" and "Grey"... hope you love them as much as I do!"

Well & Goode

Benson teamed with Raconteurs touring member Mark Watrous (Gosling, Loudermilk) in October 2010 to release a single as the fictional duo "Midas Well" and "Upton O. Goode". Well & Goode's debut single was a 7" vinyl record and digital download, and featured the songs "Spray Tan" and "Two Birds".

What Kind Of World

What Kind of World was released on April 21, 2012. It was released on his own new label Readymade Records in the USA, and on the indie label Lojinx in Europe. The album was recorded at "Welcome to 1979" Studios in Nashville, Tennessee and recorded entirely in analog. What Kind of World peaked at No. 7 on the UK Indie album chart in the week of release.

You Were Right

You Were Right is the sixth studio album released in December 2013 under Benson's own label Readymade Records in the USA, on Lojinx in Europe, and on Dine Alone Records in Canada. The album is the culmination of a monthly singles series recorded in Nashville, Tennessee at Readymade Studios.

Readymade Records

Readymade Records was announced by Benson in early 2012. The label was started with Benson and Young Hines as the first two signed artists. Benson released What Kind of World in the US on April 21, 2012. The album was released in the UK on April 30, 2012. Young Hines released Give Me My Change in the US on April 10, 2012.

Discography

Albums

• One Mississippi (1996)
• Listen Up! (as part of The Mood Elevator) (2000)
• Lapalco (2002)
• Married Alive (as part of The Mood Elevator) (2003)
• The Alternative to Love (2005) No. 70 UK
• Broken Boy Soldiers (as part of The Raconteurs) (2006)
• Consolers of the Lonely (as part of The Raconteurs) (2008)
• My Old, Familiar Friend (2009) No. 110 US , No. 90 UK
• What Kind of World (2012) No. 159 US
• You Were Right (2013)

EPs

• Folk Singer (2002)
• Metarie (2003)

Singles

• "Folk Singer" (April 22, 2002)
• "Tiny Spark" (July 8, 2002)
• "Good To Me" (October 28, 2002)
• "Metarie" (April 14, 2003)
• "Spit It Out" (March 28, 2005) – UK #75
• "Cold Hands (Warm Heart)" (July 4, 2005)
• "What I'm Looking For" (November 7, 2005)
• "A Whole Lot Better" (August 2009)
• "Feel Like Taking You Home"
• "Bad For Me"
• "Swimming" (January 22, 2013)
• "Oh My Love" (February 19, 2013)
• "Purely Automatic" (March 12, 2013)

Videos

• "Crosseyed" (1996)
• "Tiny Spark" (2002)
• "Metarie" (2003)
• "Spit It Out" (2005)
• "Cold Hands (Warm Heart)" (2005)
• "A Whole Lot Better" (2009)
• "Pretty Baby" (2012) – Directed by Young Hines

B-sides and covers

• "Son of a Welder" (B-side from Folk Singer EP)
• "Unfortunate Guy" (B-side from Folk Singer EP)
• "Feel Like Myself" (B-side from Folk Singer EP)
• "Metarie" (Well Fed Boys version from Metarie EP)
• "Metarie" (UK version from Metarie EP)
• "Alternative To Love" (Early version from Metarie EP)
• "You're Quiet" (Well Fed Boys version from Metarie EP)
• "Let Me Roll It" (cover of Paul McCartney from Metarie EP)
• "The Swamp" (Bonus track on the Japanese version of "One Mississippi", 1996)
• "Jet Stream" (Bonus track on the Japanese version of "One Mississippi", 1996)
• "Meaning To Write" (B-side from "Tiny Spark" single)
• "No Dial Tone" (Recorded live at the Bowery Ballroom in 2002 from "Tiny Spark" single)
• "Old Fashioned" (B-side from "Good To Me" single)
• "Pleasure Seeker" (Recorded live at the Bowery Ballroom in 2002, from "Good To Me" single)
• "Left And Right" (B-side from "Spit It Out" single)
• "Baby on a Rug" (B-side from "Spit It Out" single)
• "Some Day" (B-side from "Cold Hands (Warm Heart)" single)
• "Christopher's Revolt" (B-side from "Cold Hands (Warm Heart)" single)
• "Cold Hands (Warm Heart)" (Live acoustic version from Cold Hands (Warm Heart) EP)
• "Cold Hands (Warm Heart)" (Chris Shaw mix from Cold Hands (Warm Heart) EP)
• "Strong Boy" (Gram Parsons cover from "Cold Hands (Warm Heart)" single)
• "What I'm Looking For" (Michael Brauer mix from What I'm Looking For EP)
• "Them And Me" (Alternative version from What I'm Looking For EP)
• "Floating" (Jape cover recorded live in Newcastle, 2006)
• "I'll Never Tell" (iTunes bonus track)
• "New Words of Wisdom" (Bonus track from My Old, Familiar Friend)
• "Playdown" (Bee Gees' cover, from "Feel Like Taking You Home")
• "Circle" (featuring Jessie Baylin)
• "Better Days" (Graham Nash cover, from "A Tribute to Graham Nash's Songs for Beginners" on Grassroots Records, 2010)
• "Maybe So Hard" (Out take, bundled with the 2011 Lapalco reissue)
• "Doctor, Doctor" (The Who cover, from "The New Sell Out" by Futureman Records, 2012)
• "Go Deco" (B-side of the Record Store Day exclusive "What Kind of World" 7, 2012)

Produced

• "Life in the D", taken from "Acoustic, Vol. III" – Brendan Benson (2003)
• "East Grand Blues" EP – The Greenhornes (2005)
• "Baby I'm With the Band", taken from "Cho Dependent" – Margaret Cho (2010)
• "Forever Halloween" - The Maine (2013)

Produced & Mixed

• "Meaning to Write", from "Detroit Now 1.5" – Brendan Benson (2001)
• "Flamingo Honey" – Whirlwind Heat (2004)
• "Let's Make Our Descent" – The Waxwings (2004)
• "The Muldoons" – The Muldoons (2007)
• "Two Birds" – Well & Goode (2010)
• "Simple Man", taken from "Music Gets You High: Songs of Graham Nash" – Brendan Benson (2010)
• "Better Days", taken from "A Tribute to Graham Nash's Songs for Beginners" – Brendan Benson (2010)
• "Last Night in Detroit" – Brendan Benson (2011)
• "Upstairs at United, Vol 1" EP – Brendan Benson (2011)
• "Give Me My Change" – Young Hines (2012)
• "Old Believers" – Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons (2012)
• "The Passing of the Night" – The Lost Brothers (2012)
• "Eric Burdon & The Greenhornes" EP – Eric Burdon & The Greenhornes (forthcoming)
• "Howl" – The Howling Brothers (forthcoming)

Co-produced & Engineered

• "One Mississippi" – Brendan Benson (1996)
• "Listen Up!" – The Mood Elevator (2000)
• "The Open Heart" – New Grenada (2002)
• "Long Hard Look" EP – The Mood Elevator (2003)
• "Metarie" EP – Brendan Benson (2003)
• "Married Alive" – The Mood Elevator (2003)
• "One Mississippi/The Wellfed Boy" EP – Brendan Benson (2003)
• "If We Can't Trust The Dr's..." – Blanche (2004)
• "Sewed Souls" – The Greenhornes (2005)
• "Alternative To Love" – Brendan Benson (2005)
• "Broken Boy Soldier" – The Raconteurs (2006)
• "Consolers of the Lonely" – The Raconteurs (2008)
• "Hello=Fire" – Hello=Fire (2009)
• "My Old Familiar Friend" – Brendan Benson (2009)
• "Death Won't Send a Letter" – Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons (2009)
• "****" – The Greenhornes (2010)

Co-produced, Engineered and Mixed

• "Folk Singer", taken from "International Pop Overthrow, Vol. IV" – Brendan Benson (2001)
• "Lapalco" – Brendan Benson (2002)
• "Folk Singer" EP – Brendan Benson (2002)

Engineered

• "Birth of a Lover" – The Nice Device (2003)
• "Van Lear Rose" – Loretta Lynn (2004)
• "Rated X", taken from "Coal Miner's Daughter: a tribute to Loretta Lynn" – The White Stripes (2010)

External links

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